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Educational Opportunities

  • Next Generation High Speed rail (HSR) Systems: The Basics and Operations
    Course #L375
    May 3-4, 2010, Madison WI
    Transforming America’s transportation system in Freight and Passenger corridors

  • Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Course
    Course #L377
    May 4-5, 2010, Madison, WI
    The challenge … Reduce train-vehicle collisions and pedestrian deaths

  • Successful Design and Maintenance of Railway Track Systems
    Course #L501
    May 18-20, 2010, Houston, TX
    Track design, maintenance, drainage, ballast, ties, rail, turnouts

  • Railway Track Systems: Engineering and Design
    Course #L378
    June 14-15, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
    Track design, ballast, rail, turnouts & ties

  • Railway Bridge Engineering
    Course #L379
    June 16-17, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
    Steel and concrete, fixed and movable, small to medium spans, AREMA-recommended practices

  • Fundamentals of Railway Train Control and Signaling, Including PTC Systems
    Course #L496
    September 15-16, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
    Freight, passenger, light rail transit, PTC

  • Proven Strategies for a Successful Rail Operation
    Course #L582
    October 12-13, 2010, Madison, WI
    Transportation network management and service design for regionals, short lines, switch and terminal companies, and industrial switching

  • Light Rail – Rapid Transit – Commuter Rail: Engineering Fundamentals of Modern Mass Transportation Systems
    Course #L583
    November 15-17, 2010, Madison, WI
    Design, build, operate, and maintain for capacity, speed, comfort, reliability, safety and economy

  • Railway Bridge Engineering
    Course #L584
    December 9-10, 2010, Madison, WI
    Reduce failures, improve safety and liability, gain cost savings

To see complete course descriptions for the classes above and enroll online please visit http://epd.engr.wisc.edu/rr2010 or call toll free 1-800-783-6553.

 

 
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