Chicago Railroad Mechanical Association CRMA

Serving Chicago's railroad community since 1897

About the CRMA

“For Exchange of Ideas on Railroad Locomotives and Cars”

Who we are

The Chicago Railroad Mechanical Association brings together railroads and supply companies across the Chicago area. The association exists for the exchange of ideas on railroad locomotives and cars, which forms the basis for our meetings: an excellent opportunity to learn about new product offerings and maintenance procedures, and to become better acquainted with others in the railroad industry.

Our history

1897
Chicago Railroad Car Association founded
1948
Chicago Railroad Diesel Club founded
Become a Member Meetings & Events
Historic black-and-white photo of a steam locomotive

Board of Directors

The officers and directors who lead the association.

Officers

  • President

    Wayne Wiza

    WATCO
  • Vice President

    Lisa Wilson

    Solutions Plus
  • 2nd Vice President

    Justin Moon

    CSS & SB RR
  • Secretary-Treasurer

    Joe Malacina

Directors

  • Butch Sabatini

    Greenbrier

  • Matt Kopitzke

    JMA

  • Mike Darnell

    Metra

  • Mike O'Donnell

    Donohue Railroad

  • John Lockhart

    Power Rail

  • Chuck Coyle

    NYA

  • Ted Kern

    A. Stucki

  • Charles Earls

    Gary Railway

  • Nate Smith

    Belt Railway Chicago

  • Dominick DiClementi

    Motive Power Resources

  • Ed Paturzo

    GATX

To contact the board, email CRMA@thecrma.org.

Documents

Association documents and forms. All files open as PDFs.