AREMA has 29 technical committees, organized in six functional groups.

The commi
ttees, whose volunteer members come from the railroad industry, meet on a regula
r basis and use their expertise to come up with the best methods to maintain a r
ailroad.[1]
Structures
Timber Structures (Committee 7)
Concrete Structures & Foundations (Committee 8)
Seismic Design for Railway Structures (Committee 9)
Structures Maintenance & Construction (Committee 10)
Steel Structures (Committee 15)
Clearances (Committee 28)
Passenger & Transit
Commuter & Intercity Rail Systems (Committee 11)
Rail Transit (Committee 12)
High Speed Rail Systems (Committee 17)
Electric Energy Utilization (Committee 33)
Track
Roadway & Ballast (Committee 1)
Rail (Committee 4)
Track (Committee 5)
Maintenance of Way Work Equipment (Committee 27)
Ties (Committee 30)
Engineering Services
Track Measuring and Assessment Systems (Committee 2)
Building & Support Facilities (Committee 6)
Environmental (Committee 13)
Yards & Terminals (Committee 14)
Economics of Railway Engineering & Operations (Committee 16)
Light Density & Short Line Railways (Committee 18)
Education & Training (Committee 24)
Communications & Signals
Scales (Committee 34)
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems (Committee 36)
Signal Systems (Committee 37)
Information, Defect Detection & Energy Systems (Committee 38)
Positive Train Control (Committee 39)
Maintenance
Engineering Safety Steering Team (Committee 40)
Track Maintenance Steering Team (Committee 41)
Bridge Maintenance Steering Team (Committee 42)
Signals Maintenance Steering Team (Committee 43)