ATTEND A HERITAGERAIL CONFERENCE

HeritageRail sponsors a conference every Spring and Fall, offering educational programs and takeaways for attendees. HeritageRail conferences are held in a variety of interesting cities across the United States and Canada with great sightseeing and numerous regional activities.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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HeritageRail 2024 Virtual Spring Symposium

APRIL 25-26, 2024

12:30 pm – 5:00 pm each afternoon via Zoom

 

Download the agenda and program information HERE.  Registrants may register for one day ($30) or for both days ($50).

REGISTRATION LINKS (Deadline to register is April 23, 2024):

Regulatory Issues (One day: April 25, 2024)
Industry Issues & Challenges (One day: April 26, 2024)
Full Symposium Registration (Two days: April 25 – 26, 2024)

Each attendee of each member organization must register individually with his or her own unique e-mail address to which Zoom instructions will be delivered the week of the Symposium. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail after registering, please check your whitelists, junk and/or spam folders.

Attendees are responsible for securing their own Internet access and reliable connections on conference days. HeritageRail Alliance is not responsible for disruption, low quality or other interference due to location or connection issues with individual Internet providers during the conference. Refunds will not be issued. Partial payments for partial attendance will not be accepted.

To learn about vendor and sponsor opportunities, please e-mail Lynette Rickman, Executive Director (contact@heritagerail.org).

 

HeritageRail 2024 Fall Conference & Annual Meeting

SEPTEMBER 25-28, 2024

hosted by the Friends of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

Holiday Inn & Northwest Arkansas Convention Center

Springdale, Arkansas

* REGISTRATION OPENS SUMMER 2024 *

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Conference presentations are located in the HeritageRail Library (For members only).

FALL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

To help offset the costs of attending the Fall conference, HeritageRail offers scholarships and stipends to qualified member applicants. For learning opportunities, a friendly atmosphere, and good conversation with others who love the rails, the HeritageRail conferences are can’t miss events!  Click on on the below buttons for more information and application instructions.  DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS JULY 1 of the given Fall conference year.

NEXT GENERATION SCHOLARSHIP (Application)

2023 RECIPIENTS

Through generous donations by Mattel and Dynamic Ticket Solutions, HRA was able to award multiple Next Generation Scholarships for the 2023 Fall Conference.

Kirby Read (West Coast Railway Association)
Matthew Kertes (Hoosier Heartland Trolley Co.)
Alden Burns (Danbury Railway Museum)

 

STEPHEN E. PATRICK AWARD

(Application)

2023 RECIPIENT

Tyler Johnson (Old Pueblo Trolley)