June 2016: The 2016 International Crosstie and Fastening System Symposium on June 14 – 16, 2016 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was a huge success. Over 130 attendees represented 8 countries and 25 states. The objective of the symposium was to further international communication and collaboration on design and performance challenges and solutions for crossties and fastening systems. The symposium included technical presentations, research discussion topics and technical tours. Click here to see the presentations. For more photos of the conference, click here.