Pre - Summit and Awards Gala FACILITY TOUR of Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) SBLRF operations and maintenance facilities


When: 3/9/2023 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: 
Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) SBLRF operations and maintenance facilities
3200 South Blvd. Charlotte
The IFMA Carolinas will be touring the CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System) SBLRF (South Boulevard Light Rail Facility) on Thursday, March 9, from 11:00-12:30.  The tour will include the Rail Car Maintenance shop area and the Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC).  The Rail Car Maintenance shop is where a staff of mechanics is responsible for the maintenance of any vehicles that travel the light rail, including street cars.  This shop is primarily responsible for maintaining a fleet of LRV S70 (low-floor light rail vehicles), across 4 platforms, and including 100 through 300 series cars.  We will be touring the shop facilities, so closed-toed shoes are required and long pants are preferred.  Safety vests will be provided for the tour.  The ROCC is the command center for the CATS light rail system and we look forward to seeing inside their operations.  As command center, the tour may have to be cut short if there is an emergency in the ROCC.
The tour starts at 11 a.m. and will wrap up by 12:30.  Lunch will be provided for all attendees.  We are limited to 40 attendees, so please register early to save your spot!

List of Attendees

First Name Last Name Company Type Guest of
Summer Berry Contents Crew Inc Associate Member Ticket
Jessica Burgess ISS Facility Manager Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Dave Catlin The Budd Group Associate Member Ticket
Nicole Cooney First Onsite Associate Member Ticket
Eric Couch SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Associate Member Ticket
Taylor Dennis Buckman Digital Water Associate Member Ticket
Connie Drake Little Professional Facility Manager Ticket
John Furlough Gilbarco Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Blake Gilley Little Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Drew Hannah DC Elevator Associate Member Ticket
Carol Heckman Executive Building Maintenance (EBM) Associate Member Ticket
Joe Hill Shaw Contract Group Associate Member Ticket
Joe McDaniel Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Shawn Molloy Town of Holly Springs Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Randal Muhlenkamp Watson Electrical Associate Member Ticket
Chad Runion Redlee Associate Member Ticket
Jorge Salazar S&ME, Inc Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Dallas Schwerin Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Winston Sheppard Servpro NE Associate Member Ticket
David Sielaty Duke Clinical Research Institute Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Joleen Stephan-Mease Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Tony Stinson ISS Facility Services Colleague of Associate Member Ticket
Luke Stoiber Patcraft Associate Member Ticket
Heather Weatherman Flagship Healthcare Properties Professional Facility Manager Ticket
Shelley Widenhouse The Budd Group Colleague of Associate Member Ticket
Melissa Zak-Walser Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc Professional Facility Manager Ticket