RailTEC invites you to attend one or both of our one-week virtual railway engineering short courses. Each course will run Monday – Thursday from noon – 4:00pm (Central) and participants will earn 14 professional development hours.
Week One focuses on Track Engineering Fundamentals while Week Two focuses on Railroad Project Design. Past attendees include rail professionals, engineers, planners, consultants and more from employees throughout the rail industry. Registration is open now.
Week One – Track Engineering Fundamentals
12-15 July 2021 | Noon-4pm CDT (via Zoom)
Lead Instructor: Conrad Ruppert, Jr.
Course Topics: Rail; Crossties & Fasteners; Ballast & Subgrade; Drainage; Slab Track; Turnouts & Special Trackwork; Track Structural Analysis; Track Structural Design; Track Standards & Inspections; Track Maintenance Technologies; Asset Management & Life Cycle Costs
Week Two – Railroad Project Design
19-22 July 2021 | Noon-4pm CDT (via Zoom)
Lead Instructor: Conrad Ruppert, Jr.
Course Topics: Horizontal Track Geometry; Vertical Track Geometry; Cross Sections & Earthwork; Railroad Location; Location Referencing & Track Charts; Project Phasing; Project Cost Estimation
For more information, click here to go to the Railway Engineering Short Course website.