Schedule of Events

Sunday, November 8, 2026

8:30 AM   CRC Golf Outing to support student fellowships at the 2026 Summit

Rockwood Park Golf Course

11:30 AM (depart hotel at 10 AM)

24 players, maximum

Price: $285/golfer, includes lunch and prizes. Clubs are available for rent on prior arrangement.

Monday, November 9, 2026

8 AM   Optional Technical Tour: Herzog Regional Rail Dispatch Center & Regional PTC Center

Board Trinity Railway Express (TRE) at Fort Worth Central Station to begin the journey to Herzog's Rail Dispatch Center for an orientation to Dallas-Fort Worth regional rail operations: 86 miles of commuter rail, TRE (33 miles), Trinity Metro's TexRail (27 miles), and DART's Silver Line (26 miles), along with dispatch of Class I Railroads BNSF, Union Pacific, and CPKC; Short Line Railroad Fort Worth & Western Railroad, and DGNO; and Excursion Train Grapevine Vintage Railroad.

From there, you will board a shuttle bus to Herzog's Regional PTC Center for a tour of the facility before returning to the conference hotel.

12 – 4:30 PM   CRC Board Meeting at Marriott Worthington. Pre-registration required (CRC members only). Lunch provided.

5:30 – 8 PM   Welcome Reception at Cowtown Coliseum, in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards.

Pack your hat and dust off your boots for a Texas-sized welcome in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, the epicenter of cowboy culture. There will be longhorns and armadillos, a full-blown rodeo, plus bites and beverages to sate the appetite. Come prepared for fun.

Demonstrations and hands-on activities will include animals.

Title Sponsor: Herzog

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

8 AM   Breakfast and Welcome at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel

8:45 AM   Commuter Rail and Regional Connectivity in North Texas

• Fort Worth Mayor Maddie Carter
• Michelle Bouchard, Executive Director, Caltrain, and CRC Board Chair
• Rich Andreski, President & CEO, Trinity Metro, and CRC Board of Directors
• David Leininger, Interim President, DART
• Paul Cristina, Executive Director, Denton County Transportation Authority

Sessions continue through 5 PM.

6 – 7:30 PM   Cocktail Reception at Fort Worth's T&P Station

Title Sponsor: Tracsis