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The ASME Rail Transportation Division, in partnership with the Land Transportation Division of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, will present the 2006 Joint Rail Conference (JRC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

This annual conference provides a forum for technical information exchange among professionals in the business of passenger and freight rail transportation. Attendees will include equipment manufacturers, rail maintenance and operations personnel, government representatives and other professionals involved in the business of passenger and freight rail transportation.

The theme of the 2-day technical conference is "Restoring and Upgrading Rail Infrastructure, Rolling Stock and Systems." The forum will feature technical papers centered on advances in design, analysis and testing of equipment serving the rail industries. The conference will begin with a technical tour, tentatively scheduled for a MARTA maintenance facility.

Plan now to join leaders in research, development and application of railway advancements at the 2006 Joint Rail Conference in Atlanta!