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railroad photography and art
Right: Group shot of attendees during the reception for Conversations 2025 at Lake Forest, Illinois. Photograph by Elrond Lawrence
Conversations, the annual conference of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, has become the nation’s premier venue for presentations about railroad photography, videography, and art, of both the past and the present. What started in 2003 as a Saturday gathering of 60 people has grown into a three-day event with nearly 200 attendees from dozens of states and often a few other countries. The crowd includes active railroad photographers and artists, magazine editors, industry leaders, museum curators, and scholars from a wide range of backgrounds.
Learn more about Conversations 2026.
The conference typically takes place in the spring on the picturesque campus of Lake Forest College, thirty miles north of Chicago. In several years, the Center has also hosted a regional conference at another location in the fall. In its early days, the name of the conference was “Conversations about Photography.” As the scope expanded to include art and other forms of media, the Center shortened the name. A planning committee that includes several members of the board of directors and our wider community chooses the line-up of presentations, typically beginning in the summer. If you have an idea for a presentation, send a summary by email to info [at] railphoto-art.org.
Latest conference news
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Memorable Photographers: Creative, Almost Forgotten
For the 2003 Conversations about Photography conference, John Gruber and David Plowden are planning a presentation to recognize some of the creative, almost forgotten photographers from the 1940s and 1950s who are no longer living—those who brought so much life to the end of the steam era. The list here is a beginning. Suggestions are…
Media from past conferences
Download programs as PDF files:
- Conversations 2025
- Conversations 2024
- Conversations 2023
- Conversations 2022
- Above, Aboard, and Beyond
- Virtual Conversations 2021
- Virtual Conversations 2021: fall edition
- Virtual Conversations 2020
- Conversations 2019
- Conversations Transcontinental
- Conversations West
- Conversations 2018
- Conversations 2017
- Conversations Northeast
- Conversations 2016
- Conversations 2015
- Conversations 2014
- Conversations 2013
- Conversations 2012
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- Conversations 2025: Friday | Saturday | Sunday
- Conversations 2024: Friday | Saturday & Sunday
- Conversations 2023
- Conversations 2022
- Conversations 2019
- Conversations Transcontinental
- Conversations West
- Conversations 2018
- Conversations 2017
- Conversations Northeast
- Conversations 2016
- Conversations 2015
- Conversations 2014
- Conversations 2013
- Conversations 2012
- Conversations 2011
All-time list of conference presenters
| Name | Date | Event | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gruber, John | 2003: February 22 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Horn, Don | 2003: February 22 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Plowden, David | 2003: February 22 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Solomon, Brian | 2003: February 22 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Van Hattem, Matt | 2003: February 22 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hemphill, Mark | 2004: March 20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Jensen, Joel | 2004: March 20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Lyden, Anne M. | 2004: March 20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Middleton, Bill | 2004: March 20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Patrick, Mel | 2004: March 20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Plowden, David | 2004: March 20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Gruber, John | 2004: March 20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Burman, Shirley | 2005: March 19-20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Crise, Steve | 2005: March 19-20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Garver, Tom | 2005: March 19-20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Harr, Robert | 2005: March 19-20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kos, Sayre | 2005: March 19-20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Valentine, Mike | 2005: March 19-20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Wrinn, Jim | 2005: March 19-20 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Brouws, Jeff | 2006: March 25 | Conversations | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Marquette University |
| Burger, Chris | 2006: March 25 | Conversations | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Marquette University |
| Keefe, Kevin P. | 2006: March 25 | Conversations | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Marquette University |
| Kos, Sayre | 2006: March 25 | Conversations | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Marquette University |
| McDonnell, Greg | 2006: March 25 | Conversations | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Marquette University |
| Reid, Gil | 2006: March 25 | Conversations | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Marquette University |
| Valentine, Mike | 2006: March 25 | Conversations | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Marquette University |
| Barry, Steve | 2007: March 24 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kalisher, Simpson | 2007: March 24 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kos, Sayre | 2007: March 24 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kranjec, Miško | 2007: March 24 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Roskoski, John | 2007: March 24 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Shaughnessy, Jim | 2007: March 24 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Zullig Jr., Walter E. | 2007: March 24 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Brouws, Jeff | 2008: April 12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hand, Victor | 2008: April 12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Phillips, Don | 2008: April 12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Horn, Don | 2008: April 12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Lothes, Scott | 2008: April 12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Plowden, David | 2008: April 12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Reevy, Tony | 2008: April 12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hemphill, Mark | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Keefe, Kevin P. | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Corns, John B. | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Klipper, Stuart | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Lothes, Scott | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Van Hattem, Matt | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Lynch, Kelly | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Scanlon, Kevin | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Sims, Don | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Schafer, Mike | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Barry, Steve | 2009: April 17-19 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Barry, Frank | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Benson, Ted | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Taylor, Tom | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Brouws, Jeff | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Brown, Jim | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kennedy, Ian | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Niemann, Linda | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Jensen, Joel | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Plowden, David | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Ramos, Alex | 2010: April 23-25 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Ableidinger, Lewis | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Bertucci, Lina | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Gruber, John | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Haensch, Olaf | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Johnson, Clark | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Solomon, Richard | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kistler, Stan | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| McMillan, Joe | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Osmundson, Gordon | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Zimmermann, Karl | 2011: April 15-17 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Botkin, Bill | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Burman, Shirley | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Crise, Steve | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Fawell, Tom | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Goepel, Christian | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hokanson, Drake | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Jensen, Joel | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Johnson, Clark | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Solomon, Richard | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Posner III, Henry | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Starnes, Chris | 2012: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Carr, Wes | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Delano, Pablo | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Froio, Michael | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kierstead, Matthew | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kratville, Cate | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Markovitz, Mitch | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Reevy, Tony | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Thomason, Casey | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| VanDenburgh, Steve | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Wrinn, Jim | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Barry, Steve | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Entze, Marc | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Phillips, Don | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Van Hattem, Matt | 2013: April 12-14 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Brouws, Jeff | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Danneman, Mike | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Dewitz, Travis | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Gruber, John | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago History Museum |
| Hand, Victor | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Keefe, Kevin P. | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kooistra, Blair | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kube, Kathi | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Patrick, Mel | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago History Museum |
| Willumson, Glenn | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago History Museum |
| Flanary, Ron | 2014: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Bacha, Diane | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Flanary, Ron | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hofsommer, Don | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Phillips, Don | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Wrinn, Jim | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Bartholomew, Ed | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Benson, Ted | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Franz, Justin | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kahler, David | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Lamb, J. Parker | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Mast, Jeff | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Valentine, Mike | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Mosse, Peter | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Stewart, Bill | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Swensen, James | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Zwingenberger, Axel | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Jensen, Joel | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Sanders, Dale | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Stanley, Dave | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Dorn, Dick | 2015: April 10-12 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Barry, Steve | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Burton, Wendy | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Castner, Charlie | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Gruber, John | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Ryan, John | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Halamka, Todd | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hill, Ronald C. | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Moser, Emily | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Patterson, Steve | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Reevy, Tony | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Sanderson, John | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Shaw, Alan | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Thorpe, J. Craig | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Flanary, Ron | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Keefe, Kevin P. | 2016: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Aldrich, Mark | 2016: October 29 | Conversations Northeast | Storrs, Connecticut | University of Connecticut |
| Belletzkie, Robert | 2016: October 29 | Conversations Northeast | Storrs, Connecticut | University of Connecticut |
| Hand, Victor | 2016: October 29 | Conversations Northeast | Storrs, Connecticut | University of Connecticut |
| Kierstead, Matt | 2016: October 29 | Conversations Northeast | Storrs, Connecticut | University of Connecticut |
| O’Boyle, Shaun | 2016: October 29 | Conversations Northeast | Storrs, Connecticut | University of Connecticut |
| Shaughnessy, Jim | 2016: October 29 | Conversations Northeast | Storrs, Connecticut | University of Connecticut |
| Swanberg, J.W. | 2016: October 29 | Conversations Northeast | Storrs, Connecticut | University of Connecticut |
| Blackgrove, Drayton | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Botkin, Katherine | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Bubley, Jean | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Craghead, Alexander | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Cupper, Dan | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Fry, Nicholas | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hirsimaki, Eric E. | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kelly, John P. | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Keefe, Kevin P. | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Livesey, Dennis | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Miller, Alan | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Normandin, Adam | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Styffe, David | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Wertico, Paul | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Cain, David | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Moulder, John | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Reisdorff, Jim | 2017: April 28-30 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Wrinn, Jim | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Evans, McNair | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Austin, John | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hiotis, George | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Stewart, Bill | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Coombes, Robin | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Keefe, Kevin P. | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Furler, Alan | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kierstead, Matt | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Lothes, Scott | 2018: April 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Benson, Ted | 2018: September 22 | Conversations West | Sacramento, California | California State Railroad Museum |
| Taylor, Tom | 2018: September 22 | Conversations West | Sacramento, California | California State Railroad Museum |
| Burman, Shirley | 2018: September 22 | Conversations West | Sacramento, California | California State Railroad Museum |
| Gruber, John | 2018: September 22 | Conversations West | Sacramento, California | California State Railroad Museum |
| Koenig, Richard | 2018: September 22 | Conversations West | Sacramento, California | California State Railroad Museum |
| Signor, John | 2018: September 22 | Conversations West | Sacramento, California | California State Railroad Museum |
| Thorpe, J. Craig | 2018: September 22 | Conversations West | Sacramento, California | California State Railroad Museum |
| Ryan, John | 2018: September 22 | Conversations West | Sacramento, California | California State Railroad Museum |
| Craghead, Alexander | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Davis, Dan | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Fong, Barre | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Franz, Justin | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Hand, Victor | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Hokanson, Drake | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Hult-Lewis, Christine | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Lawrence, Elrond | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Whitaker, Ashlee | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Swensen, James | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Keefe, Kevin P. | 2019: March 29-30 | Conversations Transcontinental | Provo, Utah | BYU Museum of Art |
| Bachman, Ben | 2019: September 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Bennett, Gil | 2019: September 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Bodine, Jennifer | 2019: September 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Fong, Barre | 2019: September 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Free, John | 2019: September 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Helbok, Oren | 2019: September 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hunter, Charlie | 2019: September 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Perisho, Ron | 2019: September 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Williams, Eric | 2019: September 13-15 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Bennett, Gil | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Dewitz, Travis | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | YouTube |
| Evans, Adrienne | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Frailey, Fred | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Franz, Justin | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Helbok, Oren | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | YouTube |
| Lawrence, Elrond | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Livesey, Dennis | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Lothes, Scott | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Rehor, Ken | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Settlemier, Camron | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | YouTube |
| Halamka, Todd | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | YouTube |
| Keefe, Kevin P. | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Hiotis, George | 2020: April 18 | Conversations Virtual | Online | YouTube |
| Bahadur, Apurva | 2020: September 19 | Conversations International | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Bond, Darryl | 2020: September 19 | Conversations International | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Simon, Frederick | 2020: September 19 | Conversations International | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Smith, Laura | 2020: September 19 | Conversations International | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Stumpf, Rolf | 2020: September 19 | Conversations International | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Watt, Roger | 2020: September 19 | Conversations International | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Valentine, Mike | 2020: September 19 | Conversations International | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Cashin, Patrick | 2021: April 10 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Gill, William | 2021: April 10 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Glancey, Jonathan | 2021: April 10 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Lindgren, Erik C. | 2021: April 10 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Mast, Jeff | 2021: April 10 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Scanlon, Kevin | 2021: April 10 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Tomasic, Kevin | 2021: April 10 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Uzeki, Yoichi | 2021: April 10 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Logan, Ian | 2021: April 10 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Alban, Lee | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Evans, Adrienne | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Keefe, Kevin P. | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Krecek, Natalie | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Lawrence, Elrond | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Llanuza, Mark | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Livesey, Dennis | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Lothes, Scott | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Raia, Mike | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Rose, Erin | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Shicotte, Erik | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Sonntag, Heather | 2022: April 8-10 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Douglas, Brice | 2022: November 19 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Evans, Adrienne | 2022: November 19 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Lynch, Andrew | 2022: November 19 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Moser, Emily | 2022: November 19 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| Sonntag, Heather | 2022: November 19 | Conversations Virtual | Online | Webex Meetings |
| D’Amato, Anthony | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| D’Amato, Nicholas | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Armer, Eugene | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Caswell, Brian | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Chen, Steven | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Diehl, William | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Evans, Adrienne | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Gildersleeve, Tom | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Glattenberg, Gordon | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Guss, Chris | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Lawrence, Elrond | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Rose, Erin | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Smedley, Steve | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Sonntag, Heather | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| and, David | 2023: April 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Barry, Steve | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Brown, Tom | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Evans, Adrienne | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Fowler, Jennifer | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Gerard, Lou | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hadley, Dan | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Hawkins, Philip | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kuhns, Ben | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Matyas, Dee | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Reevy, Tony | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Sonntag, Heather | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Springowski, Paul | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Taylor, Gil | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Vondrak, Otto | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Plowden, David | 2024: June 14-16 | Conversations | Union, Illinois | Illinois Railway Museum |
| Courter, Kit | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Decker, Kristen | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Dorn, Dick | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| French, Bon | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Heeren, Matt | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| House, James | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Kos, Sayre | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Nelson, Andrew | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Ryan, John | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Sanders, Dale | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Schmidt, Brian | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Ziemienski, Dennis | 2025: May 16-18 | Conversations | Lake Forest, Illinois | Lake Forest College |
| Gruber, John | 2006: September 30 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| Hankey, John P. | 2006: September 30 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| McClellan, Jim | 2006: September 30 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| Palumbo, Greg | 2006: September 30 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| Lamb, J. Parker | 2006: September 30 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| McDonnel, Greg | 2006: September 30 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| Iden, Mike | 2006: September 30 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| Hankey, John P. | 2006: April 29 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | College Station, Texas | George H.W. Bush Library |
| McClellan, Jim | 2006: April 29 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | College Station, Texas | George H.W. Bush Library |
| Palumbo, Greg | 2006: April 29 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | College Station, Texas | George H.W. Bush Library |
| Lamb, J. Parker | 2006: April 29 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | College Station, Texas | George H.W. Bush Library |
| McDonnel, Greg | 2006: April 29 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | College Station, Texas | George H.W. Bush Library |
| Iden, Mike | 2006: April 29 | 100 Years: The Diesel Locomotive | College Station, Texas | George H.W. Bush Library |