Events

The North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS) will hold its annual meeting in Chicago over May 24-26, 2023. Details to come in fall 2022.

The 130th Damage Prevention & Freight Claim Conference is an annual event to gain knowledge, network, and share experiences in the rail freight damage prevention industry. Learn more about all the opportunities to participate in this industry event: —Check out the current agenda and speaker information —Register for the conference and technical workshops —Learn about the annual Golf […]

Canada's Indoor/Outdoor Transit and Rail Exhibition by TRACCS, a non-profit association of contractors, operators and maintainers in rail, OCS, signal construction, and communication systems. One of TRACCS' founding goals is to create a platform for collaboration and development in the areas that present challenges in our industry: introducing innovation, setting standards, fostering safety, sustainability and […]

The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) is headquartered in the Chicago area. General membership comes from the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Its objective is to provide an open forum for resolving transportation and car supply […]

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is pleased to host its fifth biennial Passenger Railway Engineering Education Symposium (p-REES), July 11-13, 2023, in Washington, DC, hosted by both Amtrak and WMATA. Building on the tremendous success of previous programs in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Chicago, and the 2021 virtual p-REES, we continue our partnership with the […]

The Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC) reports: Join thought leaders, policymakers and stakeholders from across the industry as the CRC convenes the 2023 Commuter Rail Summit. The CRC Summit is an opportunity to connect with industry peers, explore first-hand the progress of two massive new starts projects, marvel over the process that’s rehabbing Metra’s railcars and locomotives, and collaborate over today’s most pressing commuter rail issues. Join CRC in Chicago […]

Southwest Association of Rail Shippers: The Southwest Association of Rail Shippers territory includes the Republic of Mexico and the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Southern California (from and including Fresno and points South thereof), Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. The objective of the association is to provide an open forum for railroads and […]