Course Summary:

Light Rail - Rapid Transit - Commuter Rail: Engineering Fundamentals for Modern Mass Transportation Systems©

Course #K814
November 16-19, 2009
Pyle Center*, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Course Fee: $995 Discount Is Available

Benefits

By attending this course you will:

Have a working knowledge of the engineering fundamentals for light rail, rapid transit, and commuter rail, modern transportation systems
Learn how rail transit systems are designed, built, operated, and maintained for capacity, speed, comfort, safety, reliability, and economy
Obtain information about methods and technologies being used in current railway practice and the applicable rules, regulations, standards, and specifications that govern the design and maintenance of rail mass transportation systems
Be prepared to continue on your own with further study of railway engineering, using your course notes and references and what you have learned from our practical instructors
Become more effective on your job…whether working on railway projects or as support staff to experienced transit engineers

Topics

An Introduction to Design of Light Rail Transit Systems
An Introduction to Engineering Fundamentals of Rail Transit Systems: Distinctions Between Systems and How Their Characteristics Influence and Govern the Engineering of Their Alignments and Track Structures
Railway Engineering Principles and How They Apply to the Three Transit Systems
Design and Construction of Rail Transit Systems
Engineering Fundamentals of Rail Transit Systems: Train Controls and Signaling
Traffic Control for Highway-Light Rail Transit Grade Crossings: MUTCD 2003, Part 10
Layout and Design of Transit Yard Facilities
The Effect of Vehicle Selection on Track Structure
Vehicle Technology Selection
Traction Power Systems
Noise and Vibration Control for Rail Transit Passenger Systems
Standards, Regulations, and Management
Case Studies

Audience

Engineering consultants
Track supervisors
Transportation engineers and planners
Inspectors and technicians
Transit officials
Contractors
Owners
Industry/tech sales representatives
Railway managers
State and federal officials

This entry-level course will introduce many of the engineering fundamentals, with an emphasis on civil engineering, that are the foundation of modern mass transportation systems. You will benefit most from this course if you are not an expert in the rail transit field but are currently working with transit systems (or plan to be) and desire to develop a basic understanding of many of the engineering design, construction, and operational issues.

Earn PDH, LU, CEU

By participating in this course, you will earn 26 Professional Development Hours (PDH) and 2.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU). Learn more about PDH, LU, CEU and state licensing boards.

General Information

Fee Covers Notebook and other course materials, break refreshments, lunches and certificate.

Cancellation Policy No-Penalty Cancellation To cancel your enrollment, you must notify us promptly. Please consider re-enrolling in a future course. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.

Accommodations We have reserved a block of sleeping rooms ($106/single; $116/double, including airport shuttle, pool and exercise room) for course participants at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club, One West Dayton Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 800-356-8293 or 608-257-6000 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code #10324. Room requests made later than October 26 will be subject to availability.

We have reserved a second block of sleeping rooms ($112/single; $127/double, including parking and Madison Taxi's silver cab from the airport) for course participants at the Campus Inn, 601 Langdon Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 800-589-6285 or 608-257-4391 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code #86460. Room requests made later than October 25 will be subject to availability.

Course Location This course will be held at Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI. 608-262-1122

Course Discount Team Discount Fee: $845 each, if two or more people from the same organization enroll in the course. Save $150 per person.

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