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January 2018
March 2018
Railroad Day on Capitol Hill 2018
Railroad Day on Capitol Hill has proven to be the single most effective way to get our message to Congress. The size of the event, the geographical diversity of the participants, and the unified railroad industry message has focused Congress on our issues like never before.
Find out more »April 2018
JRC Joint Rail Conference
Papers and presentations are solicited on all aspects of railroad civil, mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering, as well as rail safety, planning, design, financing, operations, and management. Papers on freight and passenger rail subjects are sought. Conference organizers encourage submissions on the following topics as well as other relevant railroad industry research topics. The 2018 JRC (Joint Rail Conference) will take place April 18-20, 2018 in Pittsburgh, PA. This international conference is the premier technical event in the U.S.A. including all…
Find out more »May 2018
North American Rail Shippers Association 2018 Annual Meeting
Don’t miss out on this exciting program which tackles today’s important issues including Infrastructure, NAFTA, Adapting and Adopting Technology, Shipper Success, Economic Outlook and much more.
Find out more »Traffic Club of Chicago 111th Annual Dinner and Golf Outing
Proceeds from the Annual Dinner & Golf Outing are used to fund the Traffic Club of Chicago Scholarship Program which distributes over $20,000 in Scholarships each year.
Find out more »July 2018
2018 Damage Prevention & Freight Claim Annual Conference
This year’s theme, “As Partners We Embrace the Future,” focuses on how the industry responds to change. The event features keynote speaker Brian Hancock, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Kansas City Southern Railway.
Find out more »October 2018
Western Railway Club meeting
Ed Harris, Executive Vice President Operations for CSX, is the guest speaker. The Western Railway Club is ideal for networking and interacting with other railway / railroad industry executives, suppliers and vendors. Gain valuable information and insight into the railroad industry via monthly meetings and membership in our organization. As a fellow railroader, you will find our meetings to be an invaluable tool in helping influence your railroad / railway related business. Meetings normally feature a dinner, with a scheduled social or meet-and-greet time before the…
Find out more »Professional Development Seminar – Introduction to Rail Dynamics
FREE Professional Development Seminar Introduction to Rail Dynamics Mehdi Ahmadian, Ph.D. Dan Pletta Professor and Director Railway Technologies Laboratory at Virginia Tech The primary objective of this seminar is to present an introduction to the engineering fundamentals of rail dynamics. The course will start with a review of the basics of dynamic systems and some aspects of rail dynamics, starting from the wheel-rail contact dynamics and extending into railcar dynamics. Some emphasis will be placed on vehicle dynamics, such as…
Find out more »Symposium on Railroad Infrastructure Diagnosis and Prognosis
This symposium will feature experts that will discuss the practice and the state of art in railroad infrastructure diagnosis and prognosis. These professionals will present the new technologies and methods in monitoring and maintaining railroad infrastructure that includes both the track and rolling stock. The research results from the University Transportation Center on Railroad will be presented in oral and poster sessions. All the modes of rail transportation will be discussed: passenger and freight rail including high speed rail. Significant…
Find out more »November 2018
Western Railway Club meeting
Keith Creel, president and chief executive of Canadian Pacific Railway, is the guest speaker. The Western Railway Club is ideal for networking and interacting with other railway / railroad industry executives, suppliers and vendors. Gain valuable information and insight into the railroad industry via monthly meetings and membership in our organization. As a fellow railroader, you will find our meetings to be an invaluable tool in helping influence your railroad / railway related business. Meetings normally feature a dinner, with a scheduled social or…
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