RAILWAY ENGINEERING-MAINTENANCE SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: RAILWAY ENGINEERING-MAINTENANCE SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 36-2269390)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-08-15
IRS object ID: 201842279349303189
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-08-15T18:35:39-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SARFINO AND RHOADES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11921 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 501	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208522794	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362269390	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Railway Engineering-Maintenance	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% ORGANIZATION	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	RAIL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2027152921	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	410 FIRST STREET SE Suite 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20003	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID TENNENT	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2027152921	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-08-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRIAN W DOW CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00367740	PTIN
Phone	3017705500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID TENNENT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	410 FIRST STREET SE200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20003	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,266,231	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.REMSA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1965	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$482,351	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,984,353	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$139,507	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$121,995	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$99	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$621,957	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,106,348	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$85,500	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$67,500	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$729,364	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,233,325	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$814,864	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,300,825	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$192,907	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$805,523	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,471,264	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,622,347	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$126,219	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$91,808	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,345,045	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,530,539	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - PROVIDES MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK WITH THEIR PEERS AND STAY INFORMED ON INDUSTRY CHANGES AND TRENDS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EXHIBITIONS - SPONSORS TRADE SHOWS IN WHICH MEMBERS DISPLAY AND SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	GRASSROOTS - UNITES RAILROADS AND MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY SUPPLIERS TO ADVOCATE ON SHARED INDUSTRY PRIORITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
SCHOLARSHIPS - PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ORGANIZATION	PersonNm
Phone	2027152921	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	410 FIRST STREET SE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20003	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Trent Marshall
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Wise
President	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Alan Reynolds
VICE PRESIDENT	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JAY GOWAN
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Thomas Gehr
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Francis
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robin Laskowski
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John P Murray
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
George B Pugh III
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Allen Goff
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bradley A Willems
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Scott Commo
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NATE BACHMAN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG SPILKER
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIRK BASTYR
BOARD OBSERVER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN W CHALON
BOARD OBSERVER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID TENNENT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	20.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
URSZULA SOUCIE
COO	40.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Chambers Conlon and Hartwell LLC
410 1st Street SE	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	Management Services	$382,762
FREEMAN
PO BOX 650036	DALLAS	TX	752650036	TRADE SHOW DECORATOR	$107,265

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TRADE SHOW	900099	$1,765,178	$1,765,178
MEMBERSHIP DUES AND ASSESSMENTS	900099	$219,175	$219,175

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,984,353	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$95,625	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$95,625	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$186,253	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$159,883	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$26,370	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$26,370	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,106,348	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,984,353	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$95,625	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,500	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,000	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$273,844	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,200	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,781	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,450	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,478	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,291	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,917	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$680,568	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,301	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
GRASSROOTS PROGRAM	$107,395
PROXY TAX	$41,986
MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION	$14,019
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION	$3,499

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,596	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,300,825	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,646	BOYAmt
EOY	$252,997	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,073	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,252	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,171	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,313,959	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,326,106	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,471,264	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,622,347	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,833	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$126,219	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,975	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$126,219	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,808	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,345,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,530,539	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,345,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,530,539	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,471,264	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,622,347	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$805,523	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$379,971	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Substantially All Dues Nonded	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$219,175	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$107,371	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$107,371	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$131,505	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$24,134	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
Equipment		EquipmentGrp
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,486,319	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$379,971	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$379,971	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,106,348	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,106,348	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,300,825	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,300,825	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,300,825	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
GORAIL
1001 N FAIRFAX ST	505	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	352226505	501(c)(4)	$25,000	CONTRIBUTION
AREMA
4501 FORBES BLVD		LANHAM	MD	20706	360729465	501(c)(6)	$8,500	CONTRIBUTION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	8	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$30,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	SCHOLARSHIP	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B	POLICIES: REMSA IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN POLICIES - A)CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY B)WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY C)COMPENSATION DETERMINATION POLICY D)DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 3	DESCRIPTION OF DELEGATED DUTIES TO MANAGEMENT COMPANY: THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.DUES COLLECTION AND BOOKKEEPING 2.MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION 3.DEVELOP MEANINGFUL AGENDAS FOR QUARTERLY BOARD MEETINGS 4.WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS, INCLUDING MAINLINE NEWSLETTER 5.PARTICIPATE AS APPROPRIATE IN INDUSTRY AND RELATED ASSOCIATION MEETINGS 6.PARTICIPATE AS APPROPRIATE IN INDUSTRY-WIDE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS EFFORTS 7.FIND WAYS TO HIGHLIGHT THE ORGANIZATION MEMBER COMPANIES IN THE INDUSTRY AND TRADE PRESS 8. MANAGE THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE 9.MANAGE RELATIONSHIP WITH INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND REPORT TO BOARD AS NECESSARY 10.OVERSEE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 11.OVERSEE TRADE SHOW CONTRACTOR 12.MANAGE ALL TRADE SHOW ACTIVITIES
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6	EXPLANATION OF CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR SHAREHOLDERS: THE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO MANUFACTURE OR SELL MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY EQUIPMENT, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES, OR ARE ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS: MANAGEMENT INITIALLY REVIEWS THE FORM 990, THEN IT IS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT OR TREASURER FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19	OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON RECEIPT OF REASONABLE REQUEST.