SCOTT, JIM C.
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| Scott & Associates | 101 Rose Trace Court |
| Railroad Operations Consultants | Blountville, Tennessee 37617 |
| P. O. Box 5289 | E-Mail: jimmys@usit.net |
| Kingsport, Tennessee 37663-0289 | |
| (423) 279-9349 | Nora, Virginia Office : (276) 495-1001 |
| (423) 279-9459 | |
| Cell: (423) 817-1516 |
Railroad Operations Consultant. Twenty-three years experience in the Transportation Department of the CSX Transportation Co., L & N Railroad and Seaboard System Railroad. Employed as
Brakeman, Conductor and Locomotive Engineer. Supervisory positions included Road Foreman of Engines, District Road Foreman and General Road Foreman. Expertise in railroad operations, train
operation, derailments, operating rules and regulations, safety and training programs. Extensive knowledge of locomotives and air brake systems, passenger train service, FRA Regulations and Track
Safety Standards and Inspection Programs. Currently F.R.A. Certified Locomotive Engineer,
as per 49 C.F.R. part 240. Services available to both plaintiff and defendant. Consultation and development of factual aspects of train operations, stop
distances and train dynamics using the Illinois Institute of Technology Train Simulator. Associates Degree-Business Administration
Current contract with Alion Science, formally a division of the Illinois
Institute of Technology, for the use of their train simulator; the train
simulator is a common and accepted method for training or re-training locomotive
engineers.
SOBEK, JAMES S., P.E.
Wolf Technical Services, Inc.
6836 Hawthorn Park Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
(317) 842-6075
(800) 783-9653
Fax: (317) 842-6974
E-Mail: jsobek@wolftechnical.com
LIGHTING/VISIBILITY/ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION. Applying the equations of physics and mechanical engineering to perform accident reconstruction. Specializing in lighting/visibility
issues using the sciences of optics, photometry, day/night photography and videography. Employs computer models of railroad headlamp illumination, target/background contrast, veiling glare, vehicle
dynamics, time-speed-distance equations, etc. to determine object illumination levels, line-of-sight motion, target visibility and crew reaction times. Measurement and computation of ambient and
active illumination onto target bodies. Influence of fog, rain and other factors on optical performance of train illumination systems. His professional experience includes 20 years with the U.S.
Department of the Navy, designing missile guidance systems. He is an inventor of DSMAC (Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator), the precision electro-optical guidance system used on the Navy's
TOMAHAWK cruise missile. Mr. Sobek holds a Degree in Physics from Thiel College and is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of Indiana. In addition to NARSCI, he is a member of the
Michigan Association of Traffic Accident Investigators (MATAI), the Optical Society of America (OSA), the Illumination Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), the Canadian Association of
Traffic Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists (CATAIR) and two on-line discussion groups; RTA Investigators and INCR (International Network of Collision Reconstructionists).