1、RAIL SUPPLYINDUSTRY:MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES KEEPINGTHE AMERICAN ECONOMY ON TRACKJANUARY 20231Rail Supply Industry:Manufacturing and Services Keeping the American Economy on TrackSPONSORSPrimary Sponsor:Supporting Sponsors:Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association(REMSA)was created in

2、1965 by the merger of the Association of Track and Structure Suppliers and the National Railway Appliances Association,two long-standing organizations in the railroad maintenance-of-way industry.The association represents companies and individuals who manufacture or sell maintenance-of-way equipment

3、,products,and services,or are engineers,contractors and consultants working in construction and/or maintenance of railroad transportation facilities.REMSA members constitute a large part of the maintenance-of-way industry.The association sponsors the largest exhibit of maintenance-of-way equipment,p

4、roducts and services in the United States.REMSA members exhibit rail and track products,track maintenance equipment and services,safety devices and software that enables the railroad industry to work smarter.The Railway Tie Association(RTA)was organized in 1919.Predecessor groups,dating back to the

5、late 1800s,including The National Association of Railroad Tie Producers,were formed to support the railroad tie industry and to preserve forests through conservation.The Association is involved in all aspects of the crosstie industry and ongoing activities such as sound forest management,timber reso

6、urce conservation,timber processing,wood preservation,sustainability,recycling,industry economics and statistics,and worker safety.The purpose of the RTA is to keep wood crosstie markets strong and sustainable.The Railway Supply Institute(RSI)is the largest and only trade association that represents