Railway Age

Railway Interchange 2026
2026-06-02 08:00 - 2026-06-04 17:00 (America/New_York) | CHI Health Center, 455 N 10th Street, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Railway Interchange 2026 will showcase the latest technology, services, and research by members of the Railway Supply Institute (RSI), Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA), and Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. (RSSI). Join 4,000+ attendees representing every facet of the railroad industry.

RailTEC: International Crosstie and Fastening System Symposium
2026-06-09 08:00 - 2026-06-10 17:00 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, 205 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
The Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) invites you to attend the 2026 International Crosstie and Fastening System Symposium. This event brings together track engineers, researchers, suppliers, and industry professionals to discuss the latest developments in concrete crossties, fasteners, testing, design, and track system performance.

2026 Tracks to the Future Summer Youth Program
2026-06-21 08:00 - 2026-06-26 17:00 | Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
Tracks to the Future (T2F) is a Summer Youth Program Engineering Pathway on rail and intermodal transportation.
Come and learn why railroads remain the most energy-efficient mode of transportation. Uncover what forms modern railroad track, explore equipment from around the globe and analyze communications/control systems.
Program Details
• Open to all high school students (completing grades 9-11 in the 2025-26 academic year)
• Full week on-campus exploration
• Field visits to rail facilities
• Build your own piece of railroad track
• Full Scholarships available
T2F 2026 will be a fully in-person experience on the campus of Michigan Tech the week of June 21-26, 2026
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RailTEC Short Course - Track Engineering Fundamentals
2026-08-03 08:00 - 2026-08-06 17:00 | IL
The Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) invites you to attend our RailTEC Short Courses in Summer 2026. Both courses will be hosted virtually in August.
Course Topics: Rail; Crossties & Fasteners; Ballast & Subgrade; Drainage; Slab Track; Turnouts & Special Trackwork; Track Structural Analysis; Track Structural Design; Track Standards & Inspections; Track Maintenance Technologies; Asset Management & Life Cycle Costs
Location: Virtual on Zoom
Date: 3–6 August 2026
Time: Noon–4 PM CDT

RailTEC Short Course - Railroad Project Design
2026-08-10 08:00 - 2026-08-13 17:00 | IL
The Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) invites you to attend our RailTEC Short Courses in Summer 2026. Both courses will be hosted virtually in August.
Course Topics: Horizontal Track Geometry; Vertical Track Geometry; Cross Sections & Earthwork; Railroad Location; Location Referencing & Track Charts; Project Phasing; Project Cost Estimation
Location: Virtual on Zoom
Date: 10–13 August 2026
Time: Noon–4 PM CDT

2026 Midwest Rail Conference
2026-08-11 08:00 - 2026-08-13 17:00 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
The Midwest Rail Conference brings together industry leaders to discuss key issues shaping the region’s extensive rail network. Covering freight and passenger rail across states like Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio, the conference explores topics such as rail investment, decarbonization, urban rail development, and the future of high-speed passenger service.

AREMA 2026 Annual Conference & Expo
2026-09-13 08:00 - 2026-09-16 17:00 | Kansas City Convention Center, 301 W 13th St #100, Kansas City, MO, 64105, United States
The AREMA 2026 Annual Conference & Expo will be held September 13–16 in Kansas City, offering attendees a valuable opportunity to expand their railroad knowledge, technical expertise, and professional connections. The Call for Papers is live with submissions due by December 5, 2025. Registration and housing will open in the Spring of 2026.

IANA Intermodal EXPO 2026
2026-09-14 08:00 - 2026-09-16 17:00 | Long Beach Convention Center, 300 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA, 90802, United States
Intermodal EXPO brings the industry together around the dialogue, education and connections that move intermodal forward. It is a platform for products, services and solutions; a classroom for new skills and know-how; and an exchange for ideas and business. The next Intermodal EXPO will take place Monday, September 14 to Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in Long Beach, California.

InnoTrans Berlin 2026
2026-09-22 08:00 - 2026-09-25 17:00 | Messe Berlin GmbH ExpoCenter City, Berlin, Germany
22 – 25 September 2026 | Expo Center | 14055 Berlin
Opening times | 22 – 24 September 09.00 a.m. – 06.00 p.m. | 25 September 09.00 a.m. – 04.00 p.m.
InnoTrans is an international trade fair for transport technology, which takes place every two years in Berlin.
Sub-divided into the five trade fair segments Railway Technology, Railway Infrastructure, Public Transport, Interiors and Tunnel Construction, InnoTrans occupies all 42 halls available at Berlin Exhibition Grounds. The InnoTrans Convention, the event’s top-level supporting program, complements the trade fair and will be streamed live.
A unique feature of InnoTrans is its outdoor and track display area, where everything from tank wagons to high-speed trains are displayed on 3,500 meters of track.
InnoTrans offers vehicle manufacturers the possibility to demonstrate buses on a static Bus Display area and the adjacent Demonstration Course.
InnoTrans is organized by Messe Berlin.
Download flyer here: en-basic-flyer-innotrans-2026
North American Representative:

Ms. Mary Jo Balve

Phone: +1-732-933-1118

Fax: +1-866-204-4238

Email: mjbalve@globaltradeshow.com

Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail
2026-10-06 - 2026-10-07 | Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, 1800 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, IL, 60173, United States
Women in Rail 2026 is an event designed to both empower and inspire attendees. The carefully-curated program will highlight diverse experiences, offering practical strategies for moving the industry—and your career—forward.
Our two-day conference features viewpoints from all divisions of rail. Dynamic panels, expanded networking opportunities, and a celebratory awards luncheon give attendees a foundation for strategizing continual personal and organizational progress.

4th Annual TTC Conference & Tour
2026-10-20 08:00 - 2026-10-21 17:00 | Pueblo Convention Center / Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, CO, United States
Join us for the 4rd Annual TTC Conference & Tour – the North American event that brings together live on-track demonstrations, technical sessions, and behind-the-scenes access to the Federal Railroad Administration’s Transportation Technology Center, the world’s largest and most secure rail testing facility. Each year, this conference allows railroads, transit agencies, suppliers, innovators, researchers, and government stakeholders to explore emerging technologies and the future of transportation safety, operations, and infrastructure.
Building on the momentum of recent years, the 2026 program introduces new content, expanded demonstrations, Technology Spotlight Sessions, and more opportunities than ever to learn, collaborate, and experience innovation in action. Whether you’re exploring new technologies, connecting with peers, or discovering groundbreaking research, the TTC Conference & Tour offers a one-of-a-kind forum to engage with the people, ideas, and solutions shaping the next generation of transportation.

Media partners: Railway Age and Mass Transit.

Railway Age Next-Gen Rail Systems
2026-10-21 - 2026-10-22 | Kimpton Hotel Monaco Philadelphia, 433 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Railway Age’s Next-Gen Rail Systems Conference has been the rail industry’s single-most important communications and signaling event since 1995.
The program for Next-Gen Rail Systems will encompass the entire system, examining how signaling and train control technologies are modified and improved by telematics, artificial intelligence, deep data analysis, cybersecurity measures and more.
Presented by leading experts, Next-Gen Rail Systems will feature in-depth technical sessions and comprehensive project updates on evolutionary and revolutionary developments in advanced and emerging technologies.

Sustainability and Resiliency Day (S&R Day)
2026-10-27 | I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 South First Street, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
The Sustainability & Resiliency (S&R) Day will be held in conjunction with the 2026 Railroad Environmental Conference (RREC). Hosted by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) and RailTEC at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the event will focus on how sustainability and resiliency concepts and best practices can be applied across engineering design, maintenance, operations, capital projects, construction, sustainable materials, and organizational change efforts within the rail industry.

Railroad Environmental Conference (RREC)
2026-10-28 08:00 - 2026-10-29 17:00 | I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 South First Street, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
RREC features presentations by railroaders, consulting engineers, academics, and others involved in all aspects of railroad environmental topics. The annual conference enables attendees to meet with peers from across the railroad environmental community to exchange views, learn about new techniques and technologies, and stay informed about the direction of the industry’s environmental programs.

‘Big Data’ in Railroad Maintenance Planning 2026 Conference
2026-12-09 08:00 - 2026-12-10 17:00 | University of Delaware, Trabant Theater, Trabant Student Center, 17 West Main Street, Newark, DE, 19716, United States
Converting the “Mountain” of Data Collected by Railway Systems into Effective Maintenance Planning Information with a Focus on Railway Needs and Practical Applications
This in-person conference is organized by the University of Delaware’s Railroad Engineering and Safety Program and University of Delaware’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.
About the Conference:
Modern Railways are making increasing use of new generation inspection and operating technology to obtain more and more data on the condition of the track, equipment and operations. This extensive amount of data, which includes data of increasing complexity as well as volume, has led to a condition known as “Big Data,” where the volume of data is such that traditional analysis techniques are no longer viable to efficiently make use of all of this large volume of data. Thus, important information is often buried in this “mountain” of data. Since railways need to convert this data into useable information to help them plan their maintenance and capital programs as well as their ongoing operations, there is a need for the application of new and improved analysis techniques to make this conversion from data into information. One such area of improved data analysis is the use of “Big Data” or Data Analytics with its associated statistical analysis techniques, which is the focus of this conference.
The 2026 conference is intended to expand on previous years’ conferences and introduce these new and emerging analysis techniques and to show how they can be applied to the large volume of inspection and operational data collected by railways to improve their planning of the critical capital and maintenance programs. This year’s conference focuses on new and emerging applications of “Big Data” analytics to include infrastructure and rolling stock maintenance planning and railroad operations. The program for 2026 will use a 1-1/2 day format with a full day on Wednesday December 9, 2026 and a half day on December 10, 2026, with a reception the evening of December 9, 2026.

Contact: Dr. Allan M. Zarembski, Professor and Director of the Railroad Engineering and Safety Program, University of Delaware at dramz@udel.edu

Call for Presentations:
At this time, the university is inviting presentations for the Big Data in Railroad Maintenance Planning conference. Presentations will be 20 minutes each and can be in the following areas:
• Big Data Problems and Issues in Railroad Engineering , Rolling Stock, and Operations
• Applications of Big Data Solutions to Railroad Engineering, Rolling Stock and Operations problems
• Big Data Theory as Applied to Railroad Engineering, Rolling Stock and Operations problems
• Problems and solutions; Case Studies in Big Data in Railroad Engineering. Rolling Stock, and Operations
If you are interested in making a presentation, please submit by e-mail a one paragraph description of the presentation topic (200 words) to: Dr. Allan M Zarembski; Professor and Director of the Railroad Engineering and Safety Program, University of Delaware at dramz@udel.edu
Please submit your proposed presentation by June 30, 2026. You will be advised of your selection and inclusion by August 30, 2026.
Location & Parking:
Trabant Theater in the Trabant University Center
17 West Main Street in Newark, Delaware 19716.
Hourly parking is available in the Trabant Garage adjacent to the building.
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InnoTrans Asia 2027
2027-09-07 08:00 - 2027-09-09 17:00 | Singapore EXPO, 1 Expo Drive, #02-01, 486150, Singapore
InnoTrans Asia 2027 – Asia’s New Trade Fair for Transport Technology
InnoTrans Asia is the Asian edition of InnoTrans. Taking place from 7-9 September 2027 at Singapore EXPO, this inaugural event will bring together industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from Asia and the rest of the world.
InnoTrans Asia 2027 features a dynamic supporting program designed for the Asia–Pacific region. Expect:

Keynotes from global transport leaders
Regional market insights
Opening ceremony
City and country dialogues with infrastructure agencies
Networking programs

Full program details coming soon.
