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CEE 410 OL4 - Railway Signaling & Control

Spring 2021

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Railway Signaling & ControlOL460842ONL41330 - 1450 M W     Christopher P. L. Barkan

Course Description

This course covers railway traffic control and signaling systems; train performance and scheduling tools; analysis of temporal and spatial separation of trains for safety and efficiency; train movement authority and operating rules, track circuit and wireless train position monitoring technology; interlocking design; railroad capacity modeling tools; economic analysis of traffic control system design, optimization, and selection.

Credit Hours

4 hours

Prerequisites

A course in Railroad Transportation Engineering (such as CEE 408).

Subject Area

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering