The Rail Transportation minor combines specific and multi-disciplinary class requirements. Take courses geared toward the rail industry and engineering. Also learn logistics, management, leadership, ...
Located on the first floor of the Newmark Civil Engineering Lab in Urbana is an administrative office for a program that ensures the safety and efficiency of railways across the United States. “We’ve ...
Penn State Altoona rail trans­portation engineering professor Shihui Shen was conferred one of Penn State’s 10 dis­­­­ting­uished professors this year. Courtesy photo Penn State Altoona rail ...
Rail Transportation Engineering instructor Bryan Schlake (right) reviews the controls in the cab of Penn State Altoona’s EMD SD60I locomotive with senior Bryson Edwards. Mirror photo by Patrick ...
A research team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has found a way to stop concrete rail ties from cracking under heavy train traffic. Led by civil and environmental engineering professor ...
A national team led by two Penn State Altoona faculty members will establish the Rail Center for Research Enhancing Short-line Transportation (Rail CREST) through a $6.87 million grant from the ...
Railway track engineering is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on the design, construction, and maintenance of rail infrastructure. A critical component of this endeavour is the ballast, which ...
In the complicated and fascinating world of global railway system engineering, discerning buyers are increasingly looking for companies and solutions that deliver what their operation needs. This ...
In the first part of this blog, we had a look at how energy-efficient high-power modules contribute to the decarbonization of railway transportation. This part will focus on the future of traction: ...