Get involved in the OpenRail community

The OpenRail Association greatly depends on a vibrant community of contributors, developers, and enthusiasts. We welcome anyone interested in contributing to the OpenRail ecosystem, whether through code, feedback, networking, or other forms of support.

Depending on your areas of interest and capabilities, there are several ways to get involved.

Community Events

We regularly hosts events and participates in conferences and fairs to bring together projects, experts, and interested parties. These events provide the perfect opportunity to get to know the community, learn about the latest developments, and contribute to the OpenRail ecosystem.

View all events on the web calendar or download the iCalendar/ICS file.

🗓️ OpenRail Community Meetup: OSRD Roadmap Review on 10 Sep 2026, 14:00-15:00

📍Online meeting

Welcome to the OpenRail Community Meetup! This event series takes place every second thursday of a month.

In this session, we are talking about the roadmap of Open Source Railway Designer (OSRD) (https://osrd.fr/en). The mainteiners of OSRD will join us to talk about their short- and long-term plans and how the community can chime in as well.

We welcome everyone to join the meetup, no matter the involvement in OpenRail or area and level of expertise.

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🗓️ OpenRail @ Innotrans on 22-25 Sep 2026

📍Berlin, Expo Center, Hall 7.1c, Stand 530

We would like to welcome you to visit us at InnoTrans, the International Trade Fair for Transport Technology.

OpenRail will be present with a booth. Our Board and Team members are looking forward to exchanging about Open Source in the railway sector, learning about your use-cases, and explaining how OpenRail can help you.

Please find more details on our participation and the schedule on our website.

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Recent events

🗓️ OpenRail Community Meetup on 9 Jul 2026, 14:00-15:00

Welcome to the first OpenRail Community Meetup! This event series takes place every second thursday of a month.

For this session, we invited two promising projects from Hack4Rail: DBringer and TaxiTetrix. Both tackle the problem of taxi voucher distribution in a different, yet complementary way.

We welcome everyone to join the meetup, no matter the involvement in OpenRail or area and level of expertise.

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🗓️ OpenRail Community Meetup on 13 Aug 2026, 14:00-15:00

Welcome to the second OpenRail Community Meetup! This event series takes place every second thursday of a month.

In this session, we are talking about machine-readable railway regulations using the OSCAL standard. We will explore how railway regulations can become machine-readable and what this could mean for interoperability, automation, and digital innovation in the rail sector.

We welcome everyone to join the meetup, no matter the involvement in OpenRail or area and level of expertise.

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Mailing Lists and Social Media

You are welcome to join the OpenRail mailing list for general discussions and announcements. This is the best way to stay informed about updates.

To sign up, please visit the OpenRail mailing list page and enter your email address. You will receive a confirmation email to complete the subscription process.

You will also find us on LinkedIn, Mastodon, and GitHub. Follow us on these platforms to stay updated on recent developments.

Join as a member

We invite companies and organizations to become members of the OpenRail Association, alongside the current OpenRail members who have agreed on the association’s principles and realize the benefits of an Open Source organisation for the railway sector.