Welcome to RTSA

Your Source for Railcar Knowledge & Expertise 

The Railcar Technical Services Association (RTSA) is the railroad mechanical freight car professional’s premier resource for new concepts, training, and opportunities for interaction with your industry peers.

 

 

 

 

The annual RTSA Railcar Education Conference will be held as a part of the 2025 Railway Interchange in Indianapolis. The conference will be Wednesday and Thursday May 21st and 22nd at the Indianapolis Covention Center Downtown.  Please go the Annual Conference page for further information on topics, speakers, registration and hotel registration.

Registration and Hotel Information below:

Registration: https://www.rsiweb.org/railway-interchange-2025/

Hotel Info: https://railwayinterchange.org/hotel-accommodations/

Our Mission

In recent years, the Railcar Technical Services Association (formerly MARTS) has evolved rapidly and is presently the only nonprofit professional association dedicated to the freight car repair professional. RTSA is dedicated to its mission to provide a value added forum for sharing railcar customer maintenance needs through new technology, practical experience and best practices with the purpose to improve profitable industry share.

We have archived via video and still presentations of our previous conference training sessions. You can view these outstanding educational presentations under the Archive tab or click on the above paragraph title.