“Take advantage of the multiple opportunities available in the program to talk and network with the industry engineers and managers, their knowledge is invaluable and will open many doors for you in the future.” – M.S. candidate
TRB 101st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC – January
2021 INFORMS Annual Meeting – October
TRB 100th Annual Meeting, Virtual – January
2020 INFORMS Virtual Annual Meeting – November
AREMA 2020 Virtual Conference & Expo – September
TRB 99th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC – January 2020
WCRR 2019, Tokyo, Japan – October 2019
Railway Interchange 2019, Minneapolis, MN – September 2019
IAROR 2019, Norrkoping, Sweden – June 2019
IHHA Conference 2019, Narvik, Norway – June 2019
Joint Rail Conference 2019, Snowbird, UT – April 2019
AAR Review 2019, Colorado Springs, CO – March 2019
TRB 98th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC – January 2019
2018 INFORMS Annual Meeting
Joint Rail Conference – Pittsburgh, PA – April 2018
TRB 97th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC – January 2018
Railway Interchange, Indianapolis, IN – September 2017
2017 IHHA Conference, Cape Town, South Africa – September 2017
BCRRA, Athens, Greece – June 2017
Papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields:
Gao, Z., MS. Dersch, Y. Qian, M.V. Csenge and JR. Edwards. 2017. Use of Ballast Support Condition Back-Calculator for Quantification of Ballast Pressure Distribution Under Concrete Sleepers. 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields, Athens, Greece, June 2017.
Lima, A. de O., MS. Dersch, Y. Qian, E. Tutumluer and J.R. Edwards. 2017. Laboratory Evaluation of Under-ballast Mat Effectiveness to Mitigate Differential Movement Problem in Railway Transition Zones. 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields, Athens, Greece, June 2017.
IAROR, Lille, France – April 2017
Papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis:
Mussanov, D., N. Nishio and C.T. Dick. 2017. Delay Performance of Different Train Types Under Combinations of Structured and Flexible Operations on Single-Track Railway Lines in North America. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Lille, France, April 2017.
Kippen III, F.B. and C.T. Dick. 2017. Incremental Capacity in Transitioning from Double to Triple Track on Shared Freight and Commuter Rail Corridors in North America. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Lille, France, April 2017.
Shih, M-C., C.T. Dick, D. Mussanov and C.P.L. Barkan. 2017 A Parametric Model of the Train Delay Distribution Based On Traffic Conflicts. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Lille, France, April 2017.
Shih, M-C., C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 2017. A Decision Support Screening Approach for Railway Infrastructure Capacity Planning on Single-track Lines. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Lille, France, April 2017.
Lovett, A.H., C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 2017. Predicting the Cost and Operational Impacts of Slow Orders on Rail Lines in North America. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Lille, France, April 2017.
2017 JRC Conference, Philadelphia, PA – April 2017
AAR Research Review, Colorado Springs, CO – March 2017
TRB 96th Annual Meeting, Washington DC – January 2017
Papers presented at the 2017 TRB 96th Annual Meeting:
Cook, A.A., J.R. Edwards, M.V. Csenge and Y. Qian. 2017. Quantification of the Concrete Crosstie Load Environment for Light Rail Transit Infrastructure. In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2017.
Lautala, P. and C.T. Dick. 2017. Railway Engineering Education Symposium: Evolving to Rebuild a Growing Rail Academic Community.In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2017.
Pengelly, S. and C.T. Dick. 2017. Economics and Planning of Short Haul and Short Line Railway Intermodal Rail Service: Lessons from Past and Current Operations. In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2017.
Zhu, K., Y. Qian, J.R. Edwards and B.O. Andrawes. 2017. Finite Element Analysis of Rail End Bolt-Hole and Fillet Stress on Bolted Rail Joints. In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2017, January 2017.
AREMA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL – August 2016
Papers presented at the 2016 AREMA Conference:
Gao, Z., H.E. Wolf, M.S. Dersch, Y. Qian and J.R. Edwards. 2016. Field Measurements and Proposed Analysis of Concrete Crosstie Bending Moments. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
Dick, C.T., L. Sehgal, C.J. Ruppert, Jr. and S. Gujaran. 2016. Superelevation Optimization for Mixed Freight and Higher-Speed Passenger Trains. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
Holder, D., Y. Qian, M.V. Csenge, J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch and B.J. Van Dyk. 2016. Comparison of Lateral Load Performance of Concrete Crosstie Heavy Haul Fastening Systems. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
RailTEC Alumni and NURail papers presented at the 2016 AREMA conference:
David Nelson, P.E., Michigan Technological University, Rail Transportation System. 2016. Communications & Signals Presentation : Driver Behavior at Highway – Rail Grade Crossings Using Naturalistic Driving Study. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
Joseph LoPresti and Mike McHenry (NURail alumnus),Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 2016. Detection of Concrete Tie Rail Seat Deterioration. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
David Nelson, PE and Aaron Dean, Michigan Technological University. 2016. Harnessing Undergraduate Students as Rail Industry : Technology Developers/Problem Solvers. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
Zach Hartjes, PE and Nick K. Stadem, PE, HDR and Dan Peltier (Alumnus), BNSF Railway. 2016. Relieving the Bottleneck in the Twin Cities. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
Shushu Liu, Hai Huang (Alumnus), PhD, PE and Tong Qiu, PhD, PE, The Pennsylvania State University. 2016. Laboratory Investigation of Geogrid Reinforced Railroad Ballast Performance on Particle Movement. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
Joseph E. Riley (Alumnus), Federal Railroad Administration. 2016. Snapshot Proposed Revision to RWP Rule. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
Erol Tutumluer, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2016. Field Imaging Based Assessment of In-Service Ballast Condition. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
Chris Moale, PE and Damon Smith, CSX Transportation and Timothy Stark, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2016. Design and Performance of Three Remediated Bridge Approaches. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2016.
2016 WCRR Conference, Milan, Italy – May 2016
Papers presented at the 2016 WCRR Conference:
Bastos, J.C., M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards and B.O. Andrawes. 2016. Determination of the Influences of Deteriorated Track Conditions on Gauge Widening in Concrete Sleeper Track. In: 2016 World Congress on Railway Research, Milan, Italy, June 2016.
Csenge, M.V., Y. Qian, M.S. Dersch and J.R. Edwards. 2016. Resilient Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Designs for Light Rail, Heavy Rail, and Commuter Rail Transit Infrastructure. In: 2016 World Congress on Railway Research, Milan, Italy, June 2016.
Ghosh, A., M.J. Greve, M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards and C.P.L. Barkan. 2016. Analyzing Rail Seat Load Distributions on Concrete Sleepers using Matrix Based Tactile Surface Sensors. In: 2016 World Congress on Railway Research, Milan, Italy, June 2016.
Lin, X., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch and C.J. Ruppert, Jr. 2016. Load Quantification for Light Rail, Heavy Rail, and Commuter Rail Transit Infrastructure. In: 2016 World Congress on Railway Research, Milan, Italy, June 2016.
Wolf, H.E., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch, Y. Qian and D.A. Lange. 2016. Field Measurement of Bending Moments in Prestressed Concrete Monoblock Sleepers. In: 2016 World Congress on Railway Research, Milan, Italy, June 2016.
2016 JRC Conference, Columbia SC – April 2016
TRB 95th Annual Meeting, Washington DC – January 2016
2015 Railway Interchange, Minneapolis, MN – October 2015
Papers presented at the 2015 AREMA Annual Conference:
Lautala, P.T., C.T. Dick, D. Rizos and D.B. Clarke. 2015. Toward the Next Generation of Railroad Professionals Collaboration by NURail and Rail Industry. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 2015.
2015 IHHA Conference, Perth, Australia – June 2015
Papers presented at 2015 IHHA Conference:
Atanassov, I. and C.T. Dick. 2015. Delay and Required Infrastructure Investment to Operate Long Freight Trains on Single-track Railways with Short Sidings. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference, Perth, Australia, June 2015.
Greve, M.J., M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards, C.P.L. Barkan, J. Mediavilla and B. Wilson. 2015. The Effect of Particle Intrusion on Rail Seat Load Distributions on Heavy Haul Freight Railroads. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference, Perth, Australia, June 2015.
Fullerton, G.A. and C.T. Dick. 2015. Operational Considerations of Transitioning to Emerging Ultra-low Emission Locomotive Technologies for Heavy-haul Freight Rail Applications. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference, Perth, Australia, June 2015.
Wolf, H.E., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch and C.P.L. Barkan. 2015. Flexural Analysis of Prestressed Concrete Monoblock Sleepers for Heavy-haul Applications: Methodologies and Sensitivity to Support Conditions. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference, Perth, Australia, June 2015.
Scheppe, A.J., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch and C.P.L. Barkan. 2015. Quantifying Lateral Wheel Loading Variation Using Truck Performance Detectors. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference, Perth, Australia, June 2015.
Holder, D.E., B.A. Williams, M.D. Dersch, J.R. Edwards and C.P.L. Barkan. 2015. Quantification of Lateral Forces in Concrete Sleeper Fastening Systems Under Heavy Haul Freight Loads. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference, Perth, Australia, June 2015.
Shih, M.-C., C.T. Dick and Y.-C. Lai. 2015. Optimizing Location and Length of Passing Sidings on Single-track Lines for Long Heavy-haul Freight Trains. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference, Perth, Australia, June 2015.
RailTokyo 2015 – March 2015
Papers presented at RailTokyo 2015:
DiDomenico, G.C. and C.T. Dick. 2015. Influence of System Characteristics and Scheduling Patterns on Commuter Rail Energy Efficiency In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 6th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Tokyo, Japan, March 2015.
Tang, H., C.T. Dick, B.M. Caughron, X. Feng and C.P.L. Barkan. 2015. A Project Selection Model for Improving Running Time and Operating Cost Efficiency on a Passenger Rail Corridor. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 6th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Tokyo, Japan, March 2015.
Fullerton, G., C.T. Dick, T. Hwang and Y. Ouyang. 2015. Exchange Point Delay and Mode Shift Associated with Regional Deployment of Alternative Locomotive Technology on the North American Line-Haul Freight Network. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 6th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Tokyo, Japan, March 2015.
Shih, M.-C., C.T. Dick and Y.-C. Lai. 2015. Optimization of Siding Location for Single-track Lines with Non-Uniform Track Speed. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 6th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Tokyo, Japan, March 2015.
Tang, H., C.T. Dick and X. Feng. 2015. Optimization of Train Speed Profiles for a Metro Transit System by Genetic Algorithms. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 6th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Tokyo, Japan, March 2015.
Lovett, A.H., C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 2015. Determining Freight Train Delay Costs on Railroad Lines in North America. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 6th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Tokyo, Japan, March 2015.
Atanasov, I. and C.T. Dick. 2015. Incremental Capacity in Transitioning from Double to Triple Track on Shared Rail Corridors. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 6th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Tokyo, Japan, March 2015.
TRB 94th Annual Meeting, Washington DC – January 2015
AREMA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL – September 2014
Papers presented at the 2014 AREMA Annual Conference
Williams, B.A., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch, C.P.L. Barkan and R.G. Kernes. 2014.
Experimental Field Investigation of the Effects of Lateral Load Distribution on Concrete Crosstie Track.
In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, September 2014.
2014 JRC Conference/AAR Research Review – April 2014
Papers presented at 2014 JRC Conference:
Fullerton, G., G.C. DiDomenico, M-C. Shih and C.T. Dick. 2014.
Congestion as a Source of Variation in Passenger and Freight Railway Fuel Efficiency.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
DiDomenico, G.C. and C.T. Dick. 2014.
Analysis of Trends in Commuter Rail Energy Efficiency.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Dick, C.T. and J.R. Dirnberger. 2014.
Advancing the Science of Yard Design and Operations with the CSX Hump Yard Simulation System.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Greve, M., M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards, C.P.L. Barkan, J. Mediavilla and B.M. Wilson. 2014.
Analysis of the Relationship Between Rail Seat Load Distribution and Rail Seat Deterioration in Concrete Crossties.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Serrano, J.A. and M.R. Saat. 2014.
Flammable Liquid Fire Consequence Modeling.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Do Carmo, T.B., J.R. Edwards, R.G. Kernes, B.O. Andrawes and C.P.L. Barkan. 2014.
Laboratory and Field Investigation of the Rail Pad Assembly Mechanistic Behavior.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Lin, C-Y. and M.R. Saat. 2014.
Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessment of Adjacent Track Accidents on Shared-Use Rail Corridor.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Atanassov, I., C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 2014.
Siding Spacing and the Incremental Capacity of the Transition From Single to Double Track.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Williams, B., J.R. Edwards, R.G. Kernes and C.P.L. Barkan. 2014.
Analysis of the Lateral Load Path in Concrete Crosstie Fastening Systems.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Manda, K.R., M. Dersch, R. Kernes, J.R. Edwards and D. Lange. 2014.
Vertical Load Path under Static and Dynamic Loads in Concrete Crosstie and Fastening Systems.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Wei, S., D.A. Kuchma, J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch and R.G. Kernes. 2014.
Gauging of Concrete Crossties to Investigate Load Path in Laboratory and Field Testing.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Hamper, M.B., C. Ruppert, C. Wei and A.A. Shabana. 2014.
A Spatial Geometry Approach to Variable Cross-Section Rail Modeling: Application to Switches and Turnouts.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, April 2014.
Tang, H., Q. Wang and C.T. Dick. 2014.
Optimizing Train Speed Profiles to Improve Regeneration Efficiency of Transit Operations.
In: Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, USA, 2014.
TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, Washington DC – January 2014
Papers presented at 2014 TRB Conference:
Do Carmo, T.B., J.R. Edwards, R.G. Kernes, C.P.L. Barkan and B.O. Andrawes. 2014.
Mechanistic Behavior of Concrete Crosstie Fastening System Rail Pad Assemblies.
In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2014.
Liu, X., C.T. Dick, M.R. Saat and C.P.L. Barkan. 2014.
Optimization of Rail Defect Inspection Frequency to Reduce Railroad Hazardous Materials Transportation Risk.
In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2014.
Van Dyk, B.J., M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards, C.J. Ruppert, Jr. and C.P.L. Barkan. 2014.
Evaluation of Dynamic and Impact Wheel Load Factors and their Application for Design.
In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2014.
Lin, C.-Y., M.R. Saat and C.P.L. Barkan. 2014.
Causal Analysis of Passenger Train Accident on Shared-Use Rail Corridors.
In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2014.
Williams, B.A., R.G. Kernes, J.R. Edwards and C.P.L. Barkan. 2014.
Lateral Force Measurement in Concrete Crosstie Fastening Systems.
In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2014.
Serrano, J.A., X. Liu and M.R. Saat. 2014.
Methodology to Evaluate the Consequence of Hazardous Material Releases from Multiple Tank Cards Involved in Train Accidents.
In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C, January 2014.
Van Dyk, B.J., M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards, C.J. Ruppert, Jr. and C.P.L. Barkan. 2014.
Load characterization techniques and overview of loading environment in North America.
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2448: 80-86.
Shih, M.C., Y-C Lai, C.T. Dick and M-H Wu. 2014.
Optimization of siding location for single-track lines.
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2448: 71-79.
Shih, M-C., C.T. Dick, S.L. Sogin and C.P.L. Barkan. 2014.
Comparison of capacity expansion strategies for single-track railway lines with sparse sidings.
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2448: 53-61.
2013 RTD Conference, Altoona, PA August 2013
Papers presented at the 2013 RTD Conference:
Liu, X., C.T. Dick, A.H. Lovett, M.R. Saat, and C.P.L. Barkan. 2013. Seasonal Effect on the Optimization of Rail Defect Inspection Frequency. Accepted, In: Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, Altoona, PA, October 2013.
2013 TRB Barge and Rail Symposium August 2013
10th IHHA Conference, New Delhi, India – February 2013
Papers presented at 10th IHHA conference:
Shurpali, A.A., R. G. Kernes, J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch, D.A. Lange, C.P.L. Barkan, 2013. Investigation of the Mechanics of Rail Seat Deterioration (RSD) and Methods to Improve the Abrasion Resistance of Concrete Sleeper Rail Seats. Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association Conference. New Delhi, India (February 2013).
Liu, X., M.R. Saat, C.P.L. Barkan, 2013. Analysis of Major Derailment Causes on Heavy Haul Railways in the United States. Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association Conference. New Delhi, India (February 2013).
Van Dyk, B.J., J.R. Edwards, C.J. Ruppert Jr., C.P.L. Barkan, 2013. Considerations for Mechanistic Design of Concrete Sleepers and Elastic Fastening Systems in North America. Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association Conference. New Delhi, India (February 2013).
TRB 92nd Annual Meeting, Washington DC – January 2013
Papers presented at 2013 TRB Conference:
Rapp, C.T., M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards, C.P.L. Barkan, B. Wilson and J. Mediavilla. 2013. Measuring rail seat pressure distribution in concrete crossties; experiments with matrix-based tactile surface sensors.Transportation Research Record In:Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2374: 190-200.
Shurpali, A.A., J.R. Edwards, R.G. Kernes, X. Liu, D.A. Lange and C.P.L. Barkan. 2013. Investigation of Material Improvements to Mitigate the Effects of Abrasion Mechanism of Concrete Crosstie Rail Seat Deterioration (RSD) In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Conference, Washington D.C, January 2013.
Liu, X., M.R. Saat and C.P.L. Barkan. 2013. Safety effectiveness of integrated risk reduction strategies for rail transport of hazardous materials. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2374: 102-110.
Lovett, A.H., G. Munden, M.R. Saat and C.P.L. Barkan. 2013. High-speed rail network design and station location; model and sensitivity analysis. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2374: 1-8.
Sogin, S., Y-C. Lai, C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 2013. Comparison of capacity of single- and double-track rail lines. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2374: 111-118.
Barkan, C.P.L., M.R. Saat, F. Gonzalez III and T.T. Treichel. 2013. Cooperative Research in Tank Car Safety Design. TR News. 286: May – June, pp.12-19.
Liu, X., M.R. Saat and C.P.L. Barkan. 2013. A Framework for Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Accident Prevention Strategies under Uncertainty. In: Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Conference, Washington D.C, January 2013.
AREMA Annual Conference, Chicago IL – September 2012
Papers presented at 2012 AREMA Annual Conference:
Gehringer, E., D. Read, and E. Tutumluer. 2012. Characterization of Ballast Performance in heavy Axle Loading (HAL). Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL (September 2012).
Moreu, F., H. Jo, J. Li, S. Cho, R. Kim, B.F. Spencer Jr, J.M. LaFave. 2012. Reference-free Displacement Estimation for Structural Health Monitoring of Railroad Bridges. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL (September 2012).
Rapp, C.T., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch, C.P.L. Barkan, B. Wilson, J. Mediavilla. 2012. Measuring Concrete Crosstie Rail Seat Pressure Distribution with Matrix Based Tactile Surface Sensors. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL (September 2012).
Caughron, S., M.R. Saat, C.P.L. Barkan, 2012. Identifying and Prioritizing Shared Rail Corridor Technical Challenges. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL (September 2012).
Hajibabai, L., M.R. Saat, Y. Ouyang, C.P.L. Barkan, Z. Yang, K. Bowling, K. Somani, D. Lauro, X. Li. 2012. Wayside Defect Detector Data Mining to Predict Potential WILD Train Stops. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL (September 2012).
TRB 91st Annual Meeting, Washington DC – January 2012
Papers presented at 2012 TRB 91st Annual Meeting:
Kernes, R.G., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch, D.A, Lange and C.P.L. Barkan. 2012. Investigation of the Dynamic Frictional Properties of a Concrete Crosstie Rail Seat and Pad and Its Effect on Rail Seat Deterioration (RSD). In: Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C, January 2012.
Chadwick, S.G., M.R. Saat and C.P.L. Barkan. 2012. Analysis of Factors Affecting Train Derailments at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.In: Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 91th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C, January 2012.
Liu, X., M.R. Saat and C.P.L. Barkan. 2012. Analysis of causes of major train derailment and their effect on accident rates. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2289: 154-163.
AREMA Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN September 2011
Papers presented at 2011 AREMA Conference:
Kernes, R.G., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch, D.A, Lange, C.P.L. Barkan. 2011. Investigation of the Impact of Abrasion as a Concrete Crosstie Rail Seat Deterioration (RSD) Mechanism. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN (September 2011).
Tutumluer, E., Y. Qian, Y.M.A. Hashash, J. Ghaboussi. 2011. Field Validated Discrete Element Model for Railroad Ballast. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN (September 2011).
IHHA Conference, Calgary, Canada June 2011
Papers presented at 2011 IHHA Conference:
Liu, X., M.R. Saat, C.P.L. Barkan. 2011. Benefit-Cost Analysis of Heavy Haul Railway Track Upgrade for Safety and Efficiency. Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Calgary, Canada (June 2011).
Schlake, B., C.P.L. Barkan, and J.R. Edwards. 2011. Reducing Heavy-Haul Railcar Maintenance Costs and Improving Terminal Performance Using Technology: A Lean Production Approach. Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Calgary, Canada (June 2011).
Dersch, M.S., M.J. Gutierrez Romero, J.R. Edwards, C.P.L. Barkan, B. Wilson, J. Mediavilla. 2011. Design and Performance of Elastic Fastening System Assemblies and Concrete Sleepers for Heavy-Haul Service. Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Calgary, Canada (June 2011).
Zeman, J., R.G. Kernes, J.R. Edwards, D.A. Lange, C.P.L. Barkan. 2011.Hydraulic Mechanisms of the Deterioration of Concrete Sleeper Rail Seats. Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Calgary, Canada (June 2011).
Gutierrez Romero, M.J., M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards, C.P.L. Barkan, B. Wilson, J. Mediavilla. 2011. Investigation of Concrete Sleeper Rail Seat Pressure Distributions for Varying Fastening Systems and Loading Conditions. Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Calgary, Canada (June 2011).
Hart, J.M., L.F. Camargo Molina, E. Resendiz, J.R. Edwards, N. Ahuja, and C.P.L. Barkan. 2011. Development of a Machine Vision System for the Inspection of Heavy-Haul Railway Turnout and Track Components. Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Calgary, Canada (June 2011).
World Congress on Railway Research, Lille, France – May 2011
Papers presented at 2011 WCRR:
Kumar, A., T.G. Rickett, A. Vemula, J.M. Hart, J.R. Edwards, N. Ahuja, and C.P.L. Barkan. 2011. Aerodynamic Analysis of Intermodal Freight Trains Using Machine Vision. In: Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Railway Research, 22-26 May 2011, Lille, France.
Schlake, B., C.P.L. Barkan, and J.R. Edwards. 2011. Reducing Network Costs Through Improved Vehicle Maintenance: A Lean Production Approach. Accepted: Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Railway Research Conference. Lille, France (May 2011).
Zeman, J., R.G. Kernes, J.R. Edwards, D.A. Lange, C.P.L. Barkan. 2011. Moisture-Driven Deterioration and Abrasion of Concrete Sleeper Rail Seats. Proceedings of 9th World Congress on Railway Research. Lille, France (February 2011).
TRB 90th Annual Meeting, Washington DC – January 2011
Papers presented at 2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting:
Sameni, M.K., M. Dingler, J.M. Preston, C.P.L. Barkan. 2011. Profit-generating Capacity for a Freight Railroad. Proceedings of Transportation Research Board Annual Conference. Washington D.C. (January 2011)
Rickett, T.G., J.M. Hart, J.R. Edwards, A.Kumar, C.P.L. Barkan and N. Ahuja. 2011. Monitoring the Aerodynamic Efficiency of Intermodal Train Loading Using Machine Vision. Proceedings of Transportation Research Board Annual Conference. Washington D.C. (January 2011)
Molina Camargo, L.F., E. Resendiz, J.R. Edwards, J.M. Hart, C.P.L. Barkan and N. Ahuja. 2011. Condition Monitoring of Railway Turnouts and Other Track Components Using Machine Vision. Proceedings of Transportation Research Board Annual Conference. Washington D.C. (January 2011).
Zeman, J.C., J.R. Edwards, D.A. Lange, C.P.L. Barkan. 2011. Laboratory Testing to Address the Potential for Damaging Hydraulic Pressure in the Concrete Tie Rail Seat. Proceedings of Transportation Research Board Annual Conference. Washington D.C. (January 2011).
AREMA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL – August 2010
Papers presented at 2010 AREMA Annual Conference:
Gutierrez Romero, M.J., J.R. Edwards, C.P.L. Barkan, B. Wilson, J. Mediavilla. 2010. Advancements in Fastening System Design for North American Concrete Crossties in Heavy-Haul Service. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Orlando, FL (September 2010).
INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA – October 2009
AREMA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
The 2009 AREMA Annual Conference was in Chicago, IL. Railroad Engineering Program graduate students, Mark Dingler, John Zeman, and Steven Sawadisavi all presented papers. The title and links to their papers are below. A number of students in the UIUC Railroad Engineering Program attended the conference and had the opportunity to meet some of their predecessors who are now working in engineering positions in the railroad industry.
Five UIUC students were awarded scholarships at the conference, click here for the list of full student scholarships.
Papers presented at AREMA:
Dingler, M.H., Y-C Lai, C.P.L. Barkan, Impact of CBTC and ECP Brakes on Capacity. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. (September 2009).
Dingler, M.H., Y-C Lai, C.P.L. Barkan, Impact of Operational Practices on Rail Line Capacity: A Simulation Analysis. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL (September 2009).
Sawadisavi, S.V., J.R. Edwards, E. Resendiz, J.M. Hart, C.P.L. Barkan and N. Ahuja. 2009. Development of a machine vision system for inspection of railroad track. Accepted: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL (September 2009).
Zeman, J.C., J.R. Edwards, D.A. Lange, and C.P.L. Barkan, Investigating the Role of Moisture in Concrete Tie Rail Seat Deterioration. Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL (September 2009)
IHHA Conference, Shanghai, China – June 2009
Papers presented at the 2009 IHHA:
Schlake, B.W., J.R. Edwards, J.M. Hart, C.P.L. Barkan, S. Todorovic, and N. Ahuja, Machine Vision Condition Monitoring of Heavy-Haul Railcar Structural Underframe Components. In Proceedings: International Heavy Haul Conference, Shanghai, China, June 2009.
Zeman, J.C., J. Edwards, C.P.L Barkan, and D. Lange. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis of Concrete Ties in North America. In Proceedings: International Heavy Haul Conference, Shanghai, China, June 2009.
AREMA Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT – September 2008
The 2008 AREMA Annual Conference was in Salt Lake City, Utah. Railroad Engineering Program graduate students, Steven Sawadisavi and Darwin Schafer both presented papers. The title and links to their papers are below. A number of students in the UIUC Railroad Engineering Program attended the conference and had the opportunity to meet some of their predecessors who are now working in engineering positions in the railroad industry (photo below).
Four UIUC students were awarded scholarships at the conference. Please click here to view the full list of all student scholarships.
Papers presented at AREMA:
Sawadisavi, S.V., Edwards, J.R, Resindiz, E., Hart, J.M., Barkan, C.P.L., and Ahuja, N. (2008). Machine Vision Inspection of Railroad Track. In: Proceedings of AREMA Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT (September 2008).
Schafer, D. and Barkan, C.P.L., and Ahuja, N. (2008). A Prediction Method for Broken Rails and Analysis of Their Economic Impact. In: Proceedings of AREMA Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT (September 2008).
World Congress on Railway Research, Seoul, Korea – May 2008
Three University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate students and Prof. Christopher Barkan attended the 8th World Congress on Railway Research in Seoul, Korea. Chris Barkan, Darwin Schafer, and Yung-Cheng Lai presented papers. Darwin Schafer won the “Prize for Young Researcher” for his paper.
Papers presented at World Congress 2008:
Saat, M.R. and C.P.L. Barkan. 2008.
Optimizing Railroad Tank Car Safety Design to Reduce Dangerous Goods Transportation Risk..
In: Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Railway Research, Seoul, Korea, May 2008.
Hart, J.M., E. Resendiz, B. Freid, S. Sawadisavi, C.P.L. Barkan and N. Ahuja. 2008.
Machine Vision Using Multi-Spectral Imaging for Undercarriage Inspection of Railroad Equipment.
In: Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Railway Research, Seoul, Korea, May 2008.
Lai, Y-C. and C.P.L. Barkan. 2008.
A Quantitative Decision Support Framework for Optimal Railway Capacity Planning.
In: Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Railway Research, Seoul, Korea, May 2008.
Schafer, D.H. and C.P.L. Barkan. 2008.
A Hybrid Logistic Regression Neural Network Model for the Prediction of Broken Rails
In: Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Railway Research, Seoul, Korea, May 2008.
TRB 87th Annual Meeting, Washington DC – January 2008
Papers presented at the 2008 TRB Annual Meeting:
Kawprasert, A., Barkan, C.P.L. Reducing the Risk of Rail Transport of Hazardous Materials by Route Rationalization.Proceedings of the TRB 87th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (January 2008).
Peltier, D., Barkan, C.P.L. Modeling the Effects of Epoxy Debonding on Bonded Insulated Rail Joints Subjected to Longitudinal Loads. Proceedings of the TRB 87th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (January 2008).
Schafer, D., Barkan, C.P.L. The Relationship Between Train Length and Accident Causes and Rates. Proceedings of the TRB 87th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (January 2008).
INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA – November 2007
AREMA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL – September 2007
The 2007 AREMA Annual Conference was held at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, IL. UIUC faculty member, Erol Tutumluer, and Railroad Engineering Program graduate student, Daniel Peltier, both presented papers, as did UIUC alumnus, Kevin Day of CN. A number of students in the UIUC Railroad Engineering Program attended the conference and had the opportunity to meet some of their predecessors who are now working in engineering positions in the railroad industry (photo below).
Four UIUC students were awarded scholarships at the conference. Please click here for the full list of student scholarships.
Papers presented at AREMA:
Peltier, D., Barkan, C.P.L. , Downing, S., Socie, D. Measuring Degradation of Bonded Insulated Rail Joints. Proceedings of the AREMA 2007 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (September 2007).
Tutumluer, E., Huang, H., Hashash, Y., Ghaboussi, J. Discrete Element Modeling of Railroad Ballast Settlement. Proceedings of the AREMA 2007 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (September 2007).
TRB AR040 Mid-year Meeting – August 2007
Click to view the Wisconsin Southern Railroad Newsletter with an article about the trip.
AREMA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL – September 2005
RSI Annual Convention, Chicago, IL – September 2004