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June 25 - [Hagestad's Sandhouse Gang & Transportation Research Forum].
***Meeting located at UIC Illini Center
Christopher P.L. Barkan, Associate Professor
George Krambles, Faculty Fellow, Director - Railroad Engineering Program
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12 - 2 PM (Lunch Meeting)

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Established in 1954 by industry representatives, the Transportation Center was the first university transportation center in the U.S. Since then, the Center has been recognized as a leading interdisciplinary education and research institution. It is dedicated to the long-term improvement of domestic and international systems for the movements of materials, people, energy, and information. More...

Announcements

BNSF CEO on National Transportation Policy

Matthew K. Rose delivered the 27th Annual Patterson Lecture on rebuilding the nation's transportation infrastructure.

Long-time Friend of the TC Passes Away

John Reed, former CEO of the Santa Fe Railroad and lifetime member of our Business Advisory Committee, passed away on Sunday, March 16th.

Northwestern Students' Latest Awards

  • Zitao Zhang, CE PhD student, wins ASCE Illinois scholarship
  • Mark Ahasic, MBA '08, selected for the
    Eno Leadership Conference/ Fellowship Award
  • ITE Illinois awards CE PhD student Emily Kushto its annual scholarship

  • Archived news & announcements here