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2024 Events
- 11/20/24 – General Meeting – Brian Vercruysse – Illinoi Commerce Commission
- 11/06/24 – General Meeting – Union Pacific
- 10/24/24 – General Meeting – Luke Ziesemer & Sarah Pawlanta – Genesee & Wyoming
- 10/09/24 – General Meeting – Humatics
- 10/02/24 – General Meeting – Justin Morrison & Denise Shinto – BNSF
- 09/14-18/24 – AREMA Annual Conference 2024 – Louisville, KY
- 09/09/24 – General Meeting – RINA
- 04/25/24 – General Meeting – CPKC
- 04/19/24 – General Meeting – ARUP
- 03/25/24 – General Meeting – Laura Vied, Matt Fletcher, & Travis Painter – Hanson
- 02/07/24 – General Meeting – Tom Roadcap & Nao Nishao – Brightline
2023 Events
- 12/5/23 – Jenga Tournament AREMA Student Chapter Members
- 11/3/23 – General Meeting – Matt Keller, Kate Kalinosky, & Denise Shinto – BNSF
- 10/26/23 – General Meeting – Ryan Kosola – Olsson
- 10/1-4/23 – Railway Interchange/AREMA Annual Conference 2023 – Indianapolis, IN
- 9/26/23 – General Meeting – Teddy Gerstein – Peralte-Clark
- 9/14/23 – General Meeting – Gretchen DeJesus – Amtrak
- 4/18/23 – General Meeting – Carl Garrison – Union Pacific
- 4/13/23 – Field Trip – BNSF Cicero Yard & CTA RPM Project – Chicago, IL
- 4/6/23 – General Meeting – Zakiya Johnson & Jackson Mitz – Stacy and Witbeck & Modern Railway Systems
- 2/1/23 – General Meeting – Ronald Stefani – Michael Baker International
2022 Events
- 11/15/22 – General Meeting – Victor Van Santen & Judie Refvik – HDR (co-hosted with SEGSO)
- 10/25/22 – General Meeting – Matt Keller – BNSF Railway
- 9/22/22 – General Meeting – Matt Gibbs – Chicago Transit Authority
- 8/30/22 – Ice Breaker – Chapter Members
- 4/26/22 – General Meeting – Josh Havin – PLITEQ
- 3/23/22 – General Meeting – Andy Lawton – Grafton & Upton Railroad
- 3/1/22 – General Meeting – Michael Freeland – Kansas City Southern
- 2/20/22 – General Meeting – Kyle Robe – Uinta Basin Railroad
2021 Events
- Under Construction (updated February 2024)
2020 Events
- 11/18/20 – Webinar – David Mordy, Eli H., & Melissa Matthews – BNSF Railway ( joint with ASCE Student Chapter)
- 11/5/20 – Webinar – Travis Schafer, Kylie Steel, & Haley Christensen – Olsson
- 10/6/20 – Webinar – Josh LaFleur & Alison Steele – Stacy and Witbeck
- 9/1/20 – Webinar – Kevin Seals – Hanson Professional Services
- 2/20/20 – General Meeting – Kevin Huan & Wayne Ahlquist – Alston
- 1/27/20 – General Meeting – Josh LaFleur & Alison Steele – Stacy and Witbeck
2019 Events
- 11/19/19 – General Meeting – Karl Rittmeyer – Canadian Pacific
- 11/16/19 – CPR/First Aid Certification Course – Illini EMS
- 11/2/19 – Field Trip – Metra Consolidated Control Center – Chicago, IL
- 10/30/19 – General Meeting – Brev Holder & Carrie Wetter – Union Pacific
- 10/19/19 – Monticello Railway Museum Workday (Joint event with CEE 408/409)
- 10/14/19 – General Meeting – Gio DiDomenico & Ryan Slade – Kiewit
- 9/21-25/19 – Railway Interchange/AREMA Annual Conference 2019 – Minneapolis, MN
- 9/12/19 – General Meeting – Bill Lygiros, Tim Esola, & Jennifer Esola – BNSF Railway
- 4/13/19 – Monticello Railway Museum Workday (Joint event with Illini Railroad Club)
- 4/4/19 – General Meeting – Bryan Sooter – Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi)
- 3/15/19 – Field Visit – Kiewit CTA Projects (Blue Line Signal Rebuild and Addison Red Line Station Track Rehabilitation)
- 3/13/19 – General Meeting – Samantha Chadwick & Cody Suba – WSP
- 3/8-9/19 – Outreach – Engineering Open House
- 2/21/19 – General Meeting – Francesco Bedini on US High Speed Rail Developments (Joint meeting with Midwest High Speed Rail Association)
- 1/30/19 – General Meeting – Madelyn Serefko & Aaron Cook – Union Pacific Railroad
2018 Events
- 12/4/18 – 2019 Board Election
- 11/29/18 – General Meeting – Justin Faanes & Meera Dugar – Holland LP
- 11/8/18 – General Meeting – Dan Schulte, Quandel
- 11/3/18 – Monticello Railway Museum Workday (Joint event with CEE 408/409)
- 10/27/18 – Field Visit – BNSF Corwith Yard, Chicago, IL
- 10/24/18 – Trivia Night with AREMA Committee 13
- 10/12/18 – Field Visit – TRRA bridges & Evertrak, St. Louis, MO
- 9/26/18 – General Meeting – Bill Duggan, Railroad Development Corp.
- 9/16-18/18 – AREMA Annual Conference 2018 – Chicago, IL
- 9/15/18 – Field Visit – Union Pacific Chicago improvement projects
- 9/4/18 – General Meeting – Ice cream social
- 8/26/18 – Recruitment – Quad Day
- 8/4/18 – Outreach – Boy Scouts Space Jam, Rantoul, IL
- 4/19/18 – General Meeting – Darwin Schafer & Rick Conrath, Benesch
- 4/15/18 – Monticello Railway Museum Workday
- 3/15/18 – General Meeting – Doug Capuder, Kiewit
- 3/9-10/18 – Outreach – Engineering Open House
- 2/22/18 – General Meeting – Chase Nichols, Union Pacific
- 2/1/18 – General Meeting – BNSF
2017 Events
- 12/7/17 – Outreach – Thomasboro Elementary School
- 11/15/17 – 2018 Board Election
- 11/9/17 – Field Visit – Holland LP in Crete, IL
- 11/8/17 – Recruitment – IEEE Project Fair
- 10/26/17 – General Meeting – Samantha Chadwick, WSP
- 10/25/17 – Trivia Night with AREMA Committee 13
- 9/27/17 – General Meeting – Thomas Burkland, Kiewit
- 9/17-20/17 – AREMA Conference
- 9/5/17 – General Meeting – Ken Fuller, CN
- 9/6/17 – Recruitment – CEE Fall Kick Off Night
- 8/30/17 – Recruitment – E-Night
- 8/27/17 – Recruitment – Quad Day
- 8/23/17 – Field Visit – Tour of BNSF Argentine Yard and Logistics Park Kansas City
- 4/29/17 – Field Visit – Union Pacific Global IV Intermodal Facility in Joliet, IL
- 4/18/17 – General Meeting – Scott Schmidt & Samantha Chadwick
- 4/8/17 and 4/22/17 – Volunteering – Boy Scout Novaree
- 4/1/17 – Volunteering – Monticello Railway Museum Work Day
- 3/10-11/17 – Outreach – Engineering Open House
- 3/8/17 – General Meeting – Tony Gouveia, HNTB
- 3/1/17 – Field Visit – CN Kirk Yard in Gary, IN
- 2/16/17 – General Meeting – Chris Murphy, Belt Railway of Chicago
- 1/26/17 – General Meeting – Tyler Dick
