REMSA+RSSI Exhibition

July 8-10, 2024

Kentucky International Convention Center

Louisville, KY

 

REMSA+RSSI 2024 a Success in First Year in Louisville!

 

RSSI and REMSA came together for a joint July 2024 Exhibition in Louisville, Kentucky. The Exhibition had 1,888 attendees including all North American Class 1 railroads, all major regional freight railroads and commuter and transit companies represented, the member companies of RSSI and REMSA.

 

• 1,888 registrations

• 273 registrations were rail and transit attendees.

• 151 Exhibitors

 

On Monday, July 8, 2024, RSSI hosted a C&S Panel discussion. The C&S Panel consisted of top S&C managers from all the Class 1 Railroads, Conrail & Amtrak. The event was well attended by customers and suppliers. Following the C&S Panel Discussion, Gabe Neal, Federal Railroad Administration, presented the latest changes related to Signalman Certifications. Gabe was able to explain the new rule and changes coming for signal employee certification and answer questions of the attendees.

 

RSSI and REMSA not only put together a well-organized Exhibition together for our suppliers and customers but also have a joint social event at Church Hill Downs. Attendees of the event were bused to the location where food and drinks served with entertainment of mock horse races. The weather was very cooperative, which allowed attendees to spend time on the outside area to view the horse tracks and see trainers in action.

 

The joint social event was a success in the fact that customers and suppliers were able to spend time together and build those important relationships and partnerships.

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60th RSSI C&S Exhibition

September 21-24, 2021

Indianapolis Convention Center

Indianapolis, IN

 

900+ Attend RSSI C&S Exhibition in Indianapolis

 

First Major Face to Face Meeting Since COVID in Rail Industry is Huge Success!

 

After it was decided to cancel Railway Interchange 2021 due to the uncertainty of the COVID Virus the RSSI Board of Directors, at its April 2021 board meeting decided to move forward with planning a 2021 RSSI only C&S exhibition in place of Railway Interchange for its members and customers.

 

The 2020 RSSI Annual C&S Exhibition had been canceled due to the virus and with RI 2021 being canceled it would result in a two-and-a-half-year span between the 2019 Railway Interchange event and the next scheduled exhibition in 2022.  The availability and success of the COVID vaccinations gave the RSSI Board confidence that by September 2021 a face-to-face exhibition could be safely achieved.

 

A survey of RSSI membership and customers found that the majority were in favor of a face-to-face exhibition if all appropriate COVID safety guidelines could be met.

 

The RSSI staff reached out to the Indiana Convention Center and the Indianapolis hotels and plans began taking shape for the 60th Annual RSSI C&S Exhibition to be held in September 2021.

 

The COVID Delta Variance which appeared mainly in the Southern US in the spring of 2021 caused some anxious moments, but steps taken by the Convention Center and the hotels to meet and exceed the state and federal guidelines for COVID prevention were encouraging and on Thursday September 23rd the exhibition opened with over 1000 registered guests and 120 exhibitors.

 

The week of September 20, 2021 became a C&S rail industry week for the City of Indianapolis as AREMA signal and communications committees 36, 37, 38 and 39 met on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with over 70 attendees and the FRA held training classes for over 40 field specialists on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

Attendance at the RSSI social events held on Wednesday and Thursday exceeded all expectations. The social events included interactive games, a sports zone, food, and a quiet area where friends and business associates who had not seen one another for two years could socialize. At the opening ceremony for the exhibits Tim Orlandi, RSSI Board President, commented that “the fellowship felt at the social events was shared by all who attended”.

 

The 2021 RSSI exhibition, industry, corporate and regulatory meetings, and social events had no reported COVID related issues.

 

The 61st RSSI Annual C&S Exhibition will be held in Kansas City in May 2022. Booth sales will open in January 2022 and registration and hotel reservations will begin on February 2, 2022.