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CEE 408 - Railroad Transportation Engrg

Last offered Fall 2022

Official Description

Principles and analysis of railroad transportation efficiency, economics, energy, and engineering; effect on production and markets. Railroad infrastructure; locomotive and rolling stock design, function, and operation. Computation of train speed, power, and acceleration requirements; railway traffic control and signaling. Quantitative analytical tools for rail-transportation decision-making and optimization. Field trip to observe railroad infrastructure, equipment and operations. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CEE 310.

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Subject Area

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course Description

This course covers principles and analysis of railroad transportation efficiency, economics, energy, and engineering; effect on production and markets. Railroad infrastructure; locomotive and rolling stock design, function, and operation. Computation of train speed, power, and acceleration requirements; railway traffic control and signaling. Quantitative analytical tools for rail-transportation decision-making and optimization.

Credit Hours

3 or 4 hours

Prerequisites

A course in Transportation Engineering (CEE 310).

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Railroad Transportation EngrgE353742LCD31500 - 1620 M W  2312 Newmark Civil Engineering Bldg  Christopher P. L. Barkan
Railroad Transportation EngrgONL56680ONL3 -     Christopher P. L. Barkan