Lead Instructor
John has over 45 years of railway experience with Class 1 (CN Rail), Alberta Heritage and Industrial Railways. John provides training in all areas of railway operations including qualification of conductors, locomotive engineers, railway rules, Railcar Mover operators, track inspectors and maintenance personnel. In addition, he has Railway Management experience in performing railway accident incident investigations and risk management responsibilities.
Instructor
Craig has over 35 years of railway experience working as a conductor and a locomotive engineer (handling various train types and sizes on multiple terrains) and as a railcar mover operator. He mentored and trained new railway persons on rail safety and train handling. In addition, he has experience in instructing the Alberta Industrial Rail Operating Rules, railcar mover training, SMS auditing and track inspection training.
Instructor
Rick has over 45 years of railway experience working in various railway operational positions such as conductor, locomotive engineer, car transfer operator with a Railcar Mover, rules instructor and rules safety compliance supervisor. He was also the lead instructor for live equipment and hands-on mentoring for live equipment.
Executive Administrator
Lorretta has over 50 years of varied and extensive administrative experience working primarily in law: both in law enforcement (Fish and Wildlife and RCMP) and as a senior litigation paralegal in law firms. Working as an Executive Assistant and Paralegal with the Team Lead for Rogers Place and Ice District builds (for 10 years), she managed many aspects of this large project. Lorretta joined Rail-Werx in July 2019 and assists with all aspects of business management.
General Manager
Rail-Werx Inc. VP of Operations & Training
Art`s career in the rail industry has spanned more than 50 years. He has held various railway positions as Track Maintainer, Rail Traffic Controller, Operations Supervisor (Trainmaster), Regional Transportation Safety Coordinator, Manager Accident Prevention and Safety Director for CN Western Canada. Twenty of those years were with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) as Principle Safety Analyst and Senior Investigator (railway and pipeline). He teaches incident investigation. He provides independent railway incident investigation services to the industrial railway industry and legal community. He assists insurance companies as an expert witness for industrial railway issues. He is Past President of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE). Art is VP of Operations and Training for Rail-Werx.
