2018 Crosstie Grading Seminar

in the Galesburg, IL Area

2018 Tie Grading Seminar

The 2018 Tie Grading Seminar will take place on July 30-August 2, 2018
in the Galesburg, Illinois area.

In order to take advantage of the RTA room block rate, all registrants must submit a housing form to RTA.
The housing form and Tie Grading Seminar registration are separate forms. Please submit both forms.

Registration

Interactive PDF Registration

Housing Form

Agenda

About

2017 Seminar Recap

Overview:

July 30 - Welcome reception at the hotel
July 31- First full day of instruction including Overview, Engineering Principles, Wood ID, and Anatomy
August 1- Wood ID, Defects, Grading Video and Quiz, plus first visit to Koppers plant in Galesburg
August 2- Wood ID Test, Insects, Fungi, Drying, Treating Demo, Procurement, Plant Tour, and final Grading Derby.

Congratulations to our 2017 Tie Grading Seminar award winners:

Dalton Wicker, Action Tie
Lawrence Jones, Stella-Jones
Joe Ortiz, VTMI

This seminar is three full days of instruction. Click on the links to see the tie grading announcement and detailed agenda, and printable registration form that outlines the course topics.

Check out the video to see a sample of what will be covered in this educational seminar!

RTA Tie Grading Seminar on Wood Identification Module 2 from Railway Tie Association on Vimeo.