TRB is cosponsoring the 2012 Joint Rail Conference: Technology to Advance the Future of Rail Transport, April 17 - 19, 2012, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this conference is to promote the dissemination of information and discussion of technological advances relevant to railroad operational and engineering issues and other matters. 

Topics to be discussed include railroad infrastructure, rail equipment, signal and train control engineering, planning and development, safety and security, energy efficiency and sustainability, and urban passenger rail transport.
 
Registration discounts end March 31, 2012.