Past Events

Check out our past events!

2024 Events

  • 2/07/24 – 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