The history of the North American railroad is studded with innovation in safety, reliability, efficiency, and resiliency. Moving into 2025, MxV Rail is delighted to be bringing together, for the first time in history, the International Heavy Haul Association Conference (IHHA 2025) and the World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR 2025) at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs in 2025.

As hosts, we are leveraging these distinctive conferences to create an environment for freight and passenger rail experts from around the world to have an invaluable opportunity to come together as an industry and share perspectives, tackle challenges, and use creativity and science to pursue beneficial and lasting change in our industry.

Addressing the 2025 theme, Inspiring innovative and resilient railways, this unique and historic joint-conference experience will be celebrated under the event banner Rail Research Week.

The event represents an exciting opportunity to connect partners with our extensive network, enabling them to showcase their brands, products, services, expertise, and knowledge in support of the international railway industry. From emerging technologies in moving people and goods to advancements in signaling, communications, and train detection, and the application of artificial intelligence, we are dedicated to finding innovative ways to expand efficiency, productivity, and resilience. Whether we’re focusing on moving or fixed assets, our rail community is committed to improving system resilience so that rail networks can withstand and recover from extraordinary events. The conference presents a forum to explore the future of workforce development and human factors research to enhance the safety of our people and operations. Finally, Rail Research Week will help move our industry toward clean energy technologies that can foster new best practices and improve greenhouse gas emissions for both freight and passenger rail systems worldwide.

In both the passenger and freight rail communities, commercial partnerships are central to accelerating advances and I invite sponsors to share your expertise and solutions and build on the momentum of this international collaboration. We are excited to invite you to participate in this first-of-its-kind event designed to bring passionate railroaders together to learn, adapt, and advance so our industry can continue to thrive.

Nestled at the foot of the majestic Rocky Mountains, The Broadmoor provides a stunning backdrop to experience a blend of breathtaking scenery, rich cultural heritage, and an inspiring environment for collaboration to enjoy the social as well as the technical highlights that await.

Your Colorado adventure culminates with practical demonstrations of current research. Learn how MxV Rail’s work shapes the future of rail with a guided tour of our facilities including the new Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST°).

Team MxV Rail is excited to host Rail Research Week 2025 and bring these two premier rail events together to build the momentum needed to advance our industry toward safer, more reliable networks, toward more transformative technology, and toward more efficient operations and fewer emissions.

We can’t wait to see y’all in 2025!

Kari Gonzales
Chair, IHHA
President & CEO, MxV Rail, USA

One ticket gives you access to IHHA 2025 + WCRR 2025

One ticket with give you access to:

• Two international rail events: the collocated IHHA 2025 + WCRR 2025
• Thirteen technical rail streams, plus keynotes and plenary sessions over four days
• An exhibition showcasing the latest research, innovation and solutions
• Boundless networking + industry engagement across the globe

All in one place: the Broadmoor, Colorado.