| Title | Railway Operations Class |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 79181 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Clarke, David B. |
| Corporate Creator | University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Center for Transportation Research |
| Corporate Contributor |
National University Rail Center (NURail); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program |
| Publisher | National University Rail Center (NURail) |
| Publication Date | 20200531 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Increasing the number and diversity of rail-focused courses is an important step in rebuilding America’s railway education infrastructure. Currently, most college level rail courses are on railway civil engineering topics. The Universities of Tennessee and South Carolina jointly developed a college class on railway operations. Providing engineering students with a better understanding of operations can improve infrastructure design and maintenance practices. The course also attracted business students interested in a career in railway management. The course goal was to present basic operating principles of North American freight and passenger railroading, including shared access corridors handling both services. Identified course topics included railway vehicle and infrastructure fundamentals; freight and passenger services; traffic planning and management; terminal and line haul operations; labor relations and management; and railway administration. The course content addressed operating differences based on railroad size or market (e.g., intercity passenger versus commuter rail, Class 1 freight railroad versus Class 3 short line). This document includes: course development, course delivery, outcomes, future steps, and a sample syllabus. |
| Rosap ID | dot:54568 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54568 |
| TRT Terms | College students; Curricula; Education; Freight and passenger services; Operations; Railroad transportation; Railroads |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1744828 |
| Contract Number | DTRT13-G-UTC52 (Grant 2) |
| Report Number | NURail2013-UTK-E03 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/79000/79100/79181/NURail2013-UTK-E03_Final_Report_w_TRDP.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |