Sponsorships Available Now

Propel: A Leadership Summit for
High-Potential Rail Professionals

Join Progressive Railroading and RailTrends to welcome future leaders in the rail industry to the second annual Propel: A Leadership Summit for High-Potential Rail Professionals on October 5-6 in Chicago. This year's event is packed with content curated to help the next generation of rail industry leaders position themselves for growth in the industry.

Propel attendees are the next generation of rail decision makers, and the event is intended for them to build their leadership skills and professional networks that will be instrumental as they take on elevated roles in their organizations and in the industry overall. Your sponsorship grants you unlimited access to attendees: you're an integral part of the networking. Ensure that your organization is the first that they think of when making purchasing decisions in the future by being a part of the Propel experience as a sponsor.

Your Sponsorship Includes:

Pre-Event Coverage

  • Logo on Propel conference website, marketing emails
  • Ad on Progressive Railroading Daily News eNewsletter*
  • Sponsorship acknowledgement across Progressive Railroading social media channels

Live Event Presence

  • Complimentary event passes**
  • Exclusive sponsorship of elements of the event including event reception, meals, networking breaks and more
  • Participate in all educational and networking portions of the event with all attendees

Post-Event Deliverables

  • Post-show attendee list including company, contact, postal address
  • Ad in the Propel Executive Summary



*Marquee sponsorship benefit

**3 passes for Marquee sponsors, 1 pass for Gold sponsors

Don't miss your opportunity to connect and spend meaningful time with the next generation of rail industry leaders at Propel. Limited sponsorships are available so don't wait to contact me to reserve yours! Simply reply to this email or give me a call to get started.

Kirk Bastyr
Publisher, Progressive Railroading
(502) 500-3524
kirk.bastyr@tradepress.com


October 5-6, 2025
Convene • 311 West Monroe St. Chicago, IL

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