APTA is among the sponsors of JRC2013, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Joint Rail Conference, April 15-18 in Knoxville, TN.

“Next Generation Railroads, Next Generation Railroaders: Innovations and People for the Future” is the theme of the conference.
The conference includes educational sessions in the following tracks:

Railroad Infrastructure Engineering;
Rail Equipment Engineering;
Signal & Train Control Engineering;
Service Quality & Operations Research;
Planning & Development;
Safety & Security;
Energy Efficiency & Sustainability;
Electrification; and
Special Sessions.

Registration also includes breakfasts and luncheons throughout the conference; the April 16 Welcome ­Reception; and the April 17 reception and ­banquet featuring a keynote address by Charles W. (Wick) Moorman, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of ­Norfolk Southern Corporation.

More information is available here.