Time is running out to sign up for RailTEC’ s virtual railway engineering short courses. These two one-week sessions will be held Monday – Thursday from noon – 4:00pm (Central) via Zoom. Track Engineering Fundamentals starts on 4 August 2025 and Railroad Project Design starts on 11 August 2025. We welcome you to join us for one or both weeks. Participants earn 14 professional development hours per week and those enrolled in both weeks receive a $100 discount. Past attendees include rail professionals, engineers, planners, consultants and more from employees throughout the rail industry.
For more information and to register, click here.
Schedule
Track Engineering Fundamentals
4-7 August 2025 | Noon-4pm CDT
Instructor: Conrad Ruppert
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- Monday: Introduction; Rail; Crossties & Fasteners
- Tuesday: Ballast & Subgrade; Drainage; Slab Track; Turnouts & Special Trackwork
- Wednesday: Track Structural Analysis; Track Structural Design
- Thursday: Track Standards & Inspections; Track Maintenance Technologies; Asset Management & Life Cycle Costs
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Railroad Project Design
11-14 August 2025 | Noon-4pm CDT
Instructor: Conrad Ruppert
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- Monday: Introduction; Horizontal Track Geometry
- Tuesday: Vertical Track Geometry; Cross Sections & Earthwork
- Wednesday: Railroad Location; Location Referencing & Track Charts
- Thursday: Project Phasing; Project Cost Estimation
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