The March 2026 issue of Railway Track & Structures (RT&S) magazine features an interesting article on railway engineering education and specifically highlights the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the history of Dr. William W. Hay, the RailTEC program and the National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE). The article also contains a sidebar spotlighting Dr. Christopher P.L. Barkan, RailTEC’s George Krambles Director and Illinois professor. Click here to read the article.