RailTrends 2026
RailTrends is a rail industry summit bringing together senior leaders across finance, operations, government and investment.
New York Marriott Downtown
- Date
- November 19, 2026
- Venue
- New York Marriott Downtown
TL;DR
- RailTrends 2026 begins November 19 in New York at the New York Marriott Downtown.
- The event brings together senior leaders from rail-related fields, including finance, operations, government and investment.
- The supplied event information does not specify ticket pricing or pass inclusions.
Who you'll find in the room
Rail industry decision-makers
The organizer identifies rail industry decision-makers among the event audience.
Senior leaders
Senior leaders are identified as an audience group for the summit.
Railway engineering and maintenance suppliers
Railway engineering and maintenance suppliers are identified as an audience group.
Featured speakers
47 listedTony Hatch
ABH Consulting
Kirk Bastyr
Progressive Railroading magazine
Chuck Baker
President, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
Francisco Fabila
President, Mexican Railway Association
Eric Harvey
President & CEO, Railway Association of Canada
Ian Jefferies
President & CEO, Association of American Railroads
Adriene Bailey
Partner and Head of Rail - Americas, Oliver Wyman
Eric Gehringer
Executive Vice President-Operations, UP
Fernando Lopez Guerra
CEO, Grupo Mexico Transportes
Mark George
President & CEO, Norfolk Southern
Kari Gonzales
President & CEO, MxV
David BenDavid
CEO, RailVision
Aaron Bernard
Founder, Spatial Media
Joe Eldridge
CTO/COO, Tracsis
Chris Haas
Business Development Executive-Rail, Wisetech Global
Urszla Soucie
President, Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association
Ashley Wieland
President, National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association
Andrew Sibold
Director of Economics, Intermodal Association of North America
Adam Schanfield
Principal of Strategy, TXI
Ashish Seth
VP Continuous Improvement, AITX
Farrukh Bezar
Operating Partner - Transportation and Logistics, Littlejohn & Co.
Roger Nober
Professorial Lecturer in Law and Affiliated Scholar, The George Washington University
David Woodruff
Principal, WashingtonGPS
Gina Trombley
EVP Sales and Marketing & CCO, Wabtec Corporation
Keith Creel
President & CEO, CPKC
Patrick Fuchs
Chairman, Surface Transportation Board
Michelle Schultz
Member, Surface Transportation Board
Karen Hedlund
Member, Surface Transportation Board
Richard Kloster
Member, Surface Transportation Board
Tracy Robinson
President and CEO, CN
Ken Mannka
Executive Vice President of Operations - North America, Nexxiot
David Fink
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
David Schaar
Managing Director & Senior Partner, BCG
Dilip Bhattacharjee
Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Katie Farmer
President & CEO, BNSF
Stefan Loeb
Vice President Business Development & First and Final Mile Markets, Norfolk Southern
Justin Broyles
President & CEO, R. J. Corman Group
Ida Posner
Vice President & CEO, RDC
Mark Rosner
EVP & COO, Lake State Railway Company
Ryan Ratledge
President & CEO, Pinsly Railroad Company
Mike Miller
President & CEO, G&W
Maryclare Kenney
COO, CSX
Tony Hatch
Owner/Founder, ABH Consulting
Larry Gross
Owner/Founder, Gross Transportation Consulting
Rick Paterson
Rail Analyst
Michael Miller
President & CEO, Genesee & Wyoming
Ashish Seth
Vice President of Continuous Improvement, American Industrial Transport - AITX
Partners on record
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Venue
New York Marriott DowntownQuestions people ask
5 answeredRailTrends 2026 starts on November 19, 2026.
RailTrends 2026 takes place at New York Marriott Downtown in New York.
The stated audience includes rail industry decision-makers, senior leaders, and railway engineering and maintenance suppliers.
It is most useful for senior railroad executives, suppliers, investors and policy watchers, because the speakers include the chief executives of BNSF, CN, CPKC, Norfolk Southern and G&W, the Federal Railroad Administrator, and members of the Surface Transportation Board. Association heads from the AAR, the Railway Association of Canada and the Mexican Railway Association also speak, giving a North American outlook; junior operating staff or those wanting hands-on technical training would get less from an executive-level forum.
Attendees at rail industry executive conferences usually wear business formal or business casual with a jacket, and many men wear suits. New York in late November is cold, so a coat is needed between the hotel and outside.
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