Student Groups
Below are links of the AREMA student groups associated with the NURail Center partner
universities. The goal of each of these groups is to bring students interested in railroading together to facilitate
and advance their academic curiosity in railway engineering.
Michigan Technological University
The Railroad Engineering and Activities Club (REAC) formed in 2005 as an
official student organization on campus. In 2006, REAC became the first
American Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA)
student chapter. REAC is highly active, hosting monthly meetings, social events, field trips, and volunteer events.
For more information, please visit the
REAC website.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The AREMA Student Chapter at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) formed in the fall of 2008. The goal of this chapter is to expose students to railroad
engineering education and the railway industry in order to foster the development of leaders in railroad engineering
in North America and throughout the world. For more information, please visit their
website.
University of Kentucky
RailCats is the UK Student Chapter of AREMA. They are one of only a handful of AREMA
student chapters across the country and was founded in October of 2011. RailCats is an educational, outreach, and
social organization for UK students interested in railroad engineering and the railway industry. For more
information, please visit the
RailCats website.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
The Rose-Hulman AREMA Student Chapter was established in December of
2012. This group acquaints students with railway engineering topics and trends through speakers and field visits. For
more information, please visit their
website.
University of Tennessee
The Rail Society at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville is a student group that
highlights trains, railroads and careers in the rail industry. It was established in 2009 and is an AREMA Student
Chapter. For more information, please visit their
website.