Author: LB

Six of the NURail CoE partner universities had representatives that attended Rail Research Week on 17-21 November 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were:  The theme for the week was “Inspiring innovative and resilient railways.”  NURail CoE’s 27 presentations and seven session chairs were part of the 700 individual peer-reviewed sessions and papers at the […]

Students and faculty from National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) partner universities attended the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) 2025 Annual Conference & Expo on 14-17 September at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. One NURail CoE graduate student from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC), Coleman Froehlke, gave […]

The second annual meeting for the National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) was held on Tuesday 12 August 2025 at the University of Notre Dame. Attendees took the time to review accomplishments from year one, receive an update from each of the CoE Principal Investigators including highlights from the prior year and plans […]

NURail CoE was a Presenting Sponsor at the Principles of Wheel/Rail Interaction course which preceded the 2025 Wheel Rail Interaction (WRI) Heavy Haul (HH) conference on 10-12 June in Kansas City, MO. J. Riley Edwards, NURail CoE consortium member from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, presented a session on “Track Structures and Components” during the […]

The National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) published its inaugural annual report detailing the transportation research, education and workforce development, and technology transfer activities and accomplishments of the center from 3 May 2024 – 2 May 2025. Included in the report are spotlights on each of the nine partner universities detailing one of […]

The March edition of Railway Track and Structures (RT&S) magazine features the National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) in Editor-in-Chief David Lester’s monthly editorial.  In the column, Lester discusses education as a major focus for RT&S and their recent partnership with the Wheel-Rail Interaction Heavy Haul conference. This conference, to be held on […]

Over 750 students, faculty and industry professionals (both in person and online) attended the six William W. Hay Railroad Engineering Seminars throughout the Fall 2024 semester. These seminars were sponsored by the National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) and the University of Illinois Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC).  The initial presentation of […]

National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) partner Professor Allan Zarembski from the University of Delaware (UD) recently received a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant for $14.5 million through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program. UD’s plan includes funding for projects that develop safety programs, workforce development and training. While UD […]

Representatives from three National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) partner universities presented research at the 2024 Railroad Environmental Conference (RREC), including Michigan Technological University (MTU), Morgan State University (MSU), and University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). The 26th RREC was a two-day event on 29-30 October at the I-Hotel and Illinois Conference […]

Since its ribbon cutting ceremony five months ago the National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) is off to a strong start. University partners have submitted Internal RFPs for projects with Fall 2024 start dates that are in line with the scope of the NURail CoE and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) objectives. Each […]