高鐵及動(dòng)車組鐵路工程UIUCUIUC RAILTEC SWJTU MAR 2014-rfs

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1ILLINOIS

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RailTECChristopher

Barkan巴肯.克思Professor

&

Executive

DirectorRail

Transportationand

Engineering

Center鐵路運(yùn)輸及工程中心University

of

Illinois

atUrbana-ChampaignChengdu

?

5

March

2014ILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

2Outline

of

PresentationReview

University

of

Illinois

Railroad

ProgramHistory

&

recent

growthRail

Transportation

&

Engineering

Center(RailTEC)Program

Objectives

&

ActivitiesEducationServiceResearchNational

University

Rail

(NURail)

CenterInternational

CooperationRailTEC

faculty

contact

informationILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

3A

Century

of

Progress

inRailroad

Engineering

at

the

U

of

I

Over

100-year

Legacy

of

Distinguished

Contributionsto

Rail

Research

&

EducationArthur

Newell

TalbotWorked

with

AREA

and

ASCE

to

establish

much

ofour

fundamental

knowledge

on

track

structureEdward

SchmidtEstablished

a

full-scale

locomotivetesting

laboratory

at

the

U

of

Iand

conducted

fundamental

workon

train

resistance

and

energyWilliamW.

HayConducted

research,

taught

and

mentored

two

generationsof

railroad

engineering

professionals,

many

of

whom

stillplay

key

roles

in

the

rail

industry

todayDue,

King,

Locklin,

Moore,

Pickels,

Tuthill,

Wetenkamp,Wiley,

Williams,

and

many

othersSlide

4ILLINOIS

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RailTECRecent

History

&

Milestones

-

UIUC

Rail

Program1982

-

AAR

selected

U

of

I

as

one

ofits

three

original

Affiliated

LaboratoriesProf.

Ernest

Barenberg

appointed

as

DirectorDeveloped

research

program

encompassing

allaspects

of

rail

engineering

(civil,

mechanical,

electrical)1998

-

2006

-

Renewed

commitment

to

rail

program

bycreation

of

new,

full-time

faculty

position

in

rail

engineeringChris

Barkan

appointed

Rail

Program

DirectorEndowments

and

major

gifts

from

George

Krambles

Transportation Scholarship

Fund,

CN

Foundation,

and

research

support

from

BNSFExpansion

of

rail

research

including

civil,

mechanical, electrical,

safety

and

systems

engineeringDevelopment

of

railroad

academic

curriculum2007

-

Added

Lecturer

in

rail

engineering2010

-

Formed

Rail

Transportation

and

Engineering

CenterAdded

Research

Assistant

Professor, Research

Engineer

and

Managing

Director2011

-

Led

successful

coalition

for

the

first

rail-focused

US

DOT

UTCAdded

Research

Professor

expert

in

HSR2012

-

National

University

Rail

(NURail)

Center

formedAdded

two

Senior

Research

Engineers

to

lead,

support

and conduct

rail

research

and

educational

programsILLINOIS

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RailTECSlide

5Rail

Transportation&

Engineering

CenterDemonstration

of

university’s

commitment

to leadership

in

rail

education

and

researchBroadens

scope

to

encompass

all

elements of

rail

transport

and

engineering–Rail

Infrastructure,

Rolling

Stockand

OperationsCivil,

Mechanical,

Electrical

&

Systems–Freight

&

Intermodal–Intercity

and

High-Speed

Passenger–Commuter

Rail

and

Transit–Economics,

Business,

Policy,

etc.Slide

6ILLINOIS

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RailTECUIUC

Rail

Engineering

Program

TodayStrongest

academic

curriculum

in

rail

in

North

AmericaNine

rail

and

public

transport

courses

supported

by

one

of

the

strongestengineering

colleges

in

North

AmericaEducating

B.S.,

M.S.

and

Ph.D.

students

with

specialization

in

railLeading

national

efforts

to

expand

raileducational

opportunities

in

the

U.S.Breadth

and

depth

in

rail

researchSeven

faculty

and

Senior

Research

Engineersspecializing

in

railOver

a

dozen

other

affiliated

faculty

withrail

knowledge

and

research

experienceBroad

expertise

in

engineering

&

technologyAll

branches

of

engineering,

materials

sciences,information

technology

and

computer

scienceSlide

7ILLINOIS

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RailTECRailTEC

Senior

Research&

Teaching

FacultyChris

BarkanProfessor

&

Executive

Director

RailTECC.

Tyler

DickSenior

Research

EngineerRailTEC

Education

DirectorJ.

Riley

EdwardsSenior

Lecturer

and

Research

ScientistT.C.

Kao

–

ProfessorDirector

HSR

&

International

ProgramsConrad

Ruppert,

Jr.Senior

Research

EngineerRailTEC

Research

DirectorM.

Rapik

Saat

–

Research

Assistant

ProfessorDon

Uzarski

–

Adjunct

ProfessorErnest

Barenberg

–

Professor

EmeritusSlide

8ILLINOIS

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RailTECRailTEC

Research

and

Support

StaffRESEARCH

STAFFMarcus

Dersch

-

Research

EngineerRyan

Kernes

-

Research

EngineerXiang

Liu

-

Postdoctoral

AssociateADMINISTRATIVE

SUPPORT

STAFFTim

Gress

-

Managing

DirectorLilabeth

(LB)

Frye

-

Rail

Program

CoordinatorAngie

Stanford

-

Rail

Program

CoordinatorKim

Schlichting

-

Rail

Program

CoordinatorILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

9Railroad

courses

and

curriculumRail

engineering

&

transport

classes408

-

Railroad

Transportation

Engineering409

-

Railroad

Track

Engineering410

-

Railway

Signaling

&

Operation411

-

Railroad

Project

Design

and

Construction498PT

-

Public

Transportation498HSR

-

High-Speed

Rail

Engineering498HRP

-

High-Speed

Rail

Planning498HCM

-

High-Speed

Rail

Construction

Management498TSR

-

Transportation

Safety

and

Risk598SRC

-

Shared

Rail

Corridor

Engineering

&

Operation598ATE

–

Advanced

Track

Engineering598ART

-

Advances

in

Railway

TechnologyRail

course

enrollment

has

increased

four-foldover

100

students

enrolled

in

rail

courses

in

Fall

2013Supported

by

broad

and

deep

UIUC

engineering

curriculumSlide

10ILLINOIS

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RailTECWilliam

W.

Hay

Railroad

Engineering

Seminar

seriessponsored

by

NURail

Center???Bi-weekly

Fridays

at

noon

Central

Time50

-

70

student

&

faculty

attendees

in

personOn-Line

webinar

participation

as

well10

-

20

telephone

participants:

other

universities,railroads,

consulting

engineers,

IDOT,

FRA,

etc.Continuing

Education

Units

availableContact

LB

Frye

<lbfrye@>Complete

schedule

available

at:/railroad/CEE/seminar.aspSlide

11ILLINOIS

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RailTECUniversity

of

Illinois

Railroad

Engineering

Studentsbuilding

new

track

atMonticello

Railway

MuseumFall

2013Slide

12ILLINOIS

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RailTECUIUC

Rail

Program

Conference

Presentations

and

PublicationsConferences????Transportation

Research

Board

-

Washington

201418

rail

papers

presented

&

rail

capacity

workshopAAR

Research

Review

-

Pueblo

-

2013Presented

4

posters

on

AAR

researchJoint

Rail

Conference

-

Louisville

–

2013IEEE/ASME/ASCE/AREMA/TRB/APTA/INFORMS9

student

papers

presented

and

1

session

chairedIHHA

–

New

Delhi,

India

-

20136

papers

presentedAREMA

-

Indianapolis

-

20134

student

papers

presentedINFORMS

-

Rail

Applications

Section

-

Minneapolis

-

20136

student

presentationsWorld

Congress

on

Railway

Research

-

Sydney

-

20136

faculty

and

student

papers

presented?Journal

Publications

&

EditorialPapers

recently

published,

in

press,

in

reviewJournal

of

Rail

&

Rapid

Transit

(JRRT)Journal

of

Transportation

EngineeringJournal

of

Hazardous

MaterialsTransportation

Research

RecordAccident

Analysis

&

PreventionAssociate

Editor

-

Journal

of

Rail

Transportation

Planning

&

ManagementSlide

13ILLINOIS

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RailTECUIUC

RailTEC

Students,

Faculty

and

Alumni

at

AREMA2013

in

Indianapolis,

IN

and

TRB

2014

in

Washington,

DCSlide

14ILLINOIS

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RailTECRailroad

engineering

student

awards:

2013AREMAMichael

and

Jean

Franke

Scholarship

in Railway

Engineering

–

Scott

SchmidtAREMA

Committee

27

-

Maintenance-of-Way

Work

EquipmentScholarship

–

Bradley

JonesAREMA

Educational

Foundation

Scholarship

–

Xiang

LiuAREMA

Presidential

Spouse

Scholarship

-

Anna

DelheimerUnion

Pacific

William

E.

Wimmer

Scholarship

–

Jesus

AlquiciraLarry

Etherton

Scholarship

–

Yu

QianNew

York

Central

Railroad

RailroadMemorial

Scholarship

–

Alexander

LovettNorfolk

Southern

Foundation

Scholarship

–

Matthew

JarrettAmerican

Association

of

Railroad

Superintendents –

Frank

Richter

Scholarship

–

Scott

SchmidtNorman

Carlson

Scholarship

–

Anna

DelheimerUS

DOT

Eisenhower

Fellowship

-

Alexander

LovettHenry

Luce

Scholar

–

Samantha

ChadwickILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

15UIUC

graduates

are

being

hired

by

majorrailroads

and

rail

engineering

firmsGrowth

in

freight

rail

transportGrowth

of

transit

and

commuter

rail

demandNew,

intercity

high-speed

passenger

rail

initiativesGraduates

from

UIUC

rail

program

have

accepted employment

at

all

the

major

US

railroads

and many

rail

engineering

firmsSlide

16ILLINOIS

-

RailTECWilliam

W.

Hay

Railroad

Engineering

CollectionGrainger

LibraryLargest

collection

of

railway

engineering

books,

journalsand

reports

in

North

AmericaUIUC,

FRA

and

AAR

collectionAnnual

funding

from

AAR

Technology

Scanning

Program/whay/new/search.aspILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

1715th

Annual

Railroad

EnvironmentalConference

-

2013????????Joint

activity

of

AAR,

AREMA,

ARDA,

ASLRRA,RAC,

NURail

Center

and

UIUC

RailTECPrincipal

annual

conference

on

railroadenvironmental

engineering

&

practice5

-

6

November

2013

on

UIUC

campusOver

60

spoken

presentationsTwo

keynote

speakersNormand

Pellerin

-

CNCarlos

Roig

–

Home

Front

CommunicationsSpecial

session

on

rail

transportof

petroleumPoster

sessionAREMA

Committee

13

BanquetOver

450

domestic

and

international

attendees

representingClass

1

freight

railroads,

Amtrak,

short

line

railroads,environmental

engineering

and

supply

firmsSlide

18ILLINOIS

-

RailTECHosting

International

Grade

Crossing

SafetyConference

2014Global

LevelCrossingSafety

and Trespass

Symposium

-

2014Co-sponsored

by:

AAR,

AREMA,

FRA,

TRB,ICC,

IDOT,

OLS,

RSSB,

NURail

and

othersAchieving

the

“Three

E’s”of

Engineering,Education

&

Enforcement

and

MovingBeyond

to

Evaluation,

Encouragement

&EmergencyResponse4

-

6

August

2014

on

UIUC

campus7

-

8

Field

visits

in

Chicago

regionStrong

domestic

and

international

participationCrossing

warning

technologyTrack

and

crossing

designEducation

&

trainingShared

corridor

issuesRisk

evaluation

and

prioritizationSlide

19ILLINOIS

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RailTECRailTEC

Faculty

&

AffiliatesChristopher

Barkan

–

Professor

(Civil

Engineering

&

Director

–

RailTEC)Narendra

Ahuja

–

Professor

(Electrical

&

Computer

Engineering)C.

Tyler

Dick

–

Senior

Research

Engineer

(RailTEC

-

Civil

Engineering)J.

Riley

Edwards

–

Senior

Lecturer

&

Research

Scientist

(RailTEC

-

Civil

Engineering)Larry

Fahnestock

–

Assistant

Professor

(Civil

Engineering)Mani

Golparvar-Fard

–

Assistant

Professor

(Civil

Engineering)Tsung-Chung

(T.C.)

Kao

–

Research

Professor

(RailTEC

-

Civil

Engineering)Geoffrey

Hewings

-

Professor

(Economics,

Geography

&

Urban

Planning)Phillip

Krein

–

Professor

(Electrical

Engineering)David

Lange

–

Professor

(Civil

Engineering)Hayri

?nal

–

Professor

(Operations

Research)Yanfeng

Ouyang

–

Associate

Professor

(Operations

Research)John

Popovics

–

Professor

(Civil

Engineering)Conrad

Ruppert,

Jr.

–

Senior

Research

Engineer

(RailTEC

-

Civil

Engineering)M.

Rapik

Saat

–

Research

Assistant

Professor

(RailTEC

-

Civil

Engineering)Peter

Sauer

-

Professor

(Electrical

Engineering)Huseyin

Sehitoglu

–

Professor

(Mechanical

Engineering)Bill

Spencer,

Jr.

–

Professor

(Civil

Engineering)Erol

Tutumluer

–

Professor

(Civil

Engineering)Donald

Uzarski

–

Adjunct

Professor

(RailTEC

-

Civil

Engineering)Daniel

Work

–

Assistant

Professor

(Civil

Engineering)ILLINOIS

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RailTECSlide

20RailTEC

Research

Thrust

AreasInfrastructure

and

Vehicle/Track

InteractionRail

System

OptimizationRail

Corridor,

Terminal

&

Network

CapacityRail

Transportation

Safety

and

RiskTrain

Energy

EfficiencyHigh-Speed

RailSlide

21ILLINOIS

-

RailTECConcrete

Crosstie

and

Fastening

SystemsInvestigation

of

rail

seat

deterioration

(RSD)failure

mechanismsImproved

crosstie

and

fastening

systemcomponent

design

and

performanceQuantification

and

modeling

of

load

transferthrough

the

crosstie

and

fastening

systemCrosstie

structural

design

optimization

for

jointpassenger-freight

corridorsImproved

materials

selection

for

tie

mix

designsGoal

-

Establish

a

mechanistic

design

approachfor

track

system

and

component

designILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

22Railroad

Track

SubstructureRailroad

track

substructure

evaluation

and investigation

of

fouled

ballast

behaviorDiscrete

Element

Modeling

(DEM)

of

ballast strength

and

deformation

behaviorAggregate

size

and

shape

influencing

ballast performance

using

UIUC

Aggregate

Image Analyzer

and

field

imagingSubgrade

and

ballast/subballast

settlement due

to

stiffness

change

at

transitionsPolyurethane

elastomer

coated

ballast aggregate

behaviorGoal

-

Development

of

solutions

to

tracksupport

problemsSurface

TextureAngularityShapeRail%seatTieSuper%elevationBallastDEM

BallastModelILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

23Railroad

Bridge

Condition

AnalysisTesting

for

strength

evaluation

of

aging

concrete railroad

deck

beamsWireless

structural

health

monitoring

of

the Government

BridgeBridge

performance

assessment

using

simplified field

monitoringGoal

-

More

effective

and

efficient

bridge condition

assessment

and

life

extensionILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

24Railroad

System

Optimization

Optimal

network

locations

of

railroad

wayside

defectdetection

technology

installation

Optimizing

railroad

renewal

and

maintenance

gangschedulingOptimized

rail

flaw

inspection

scheduling

Optimal

fueling

strategies

for

locomotive

fleets

inrailroad

networks

Data-mining

wayside

defect

detector

data

to

predictrolling

stock

failuresProbabilistic

forecasting

of

real-time

train

locationGoal

-

Optimize

the

use

of

rail

assets

and

resourcesSlide

25ILLINOIS

-

RailTECRail

Corridor,

Terminal

&

Network

CapacityStandardized

rail

capacity

metricsCapacity

of

mixed-use

rail

corridors –

Impact

of

priority

and

train-typeheterogeneity

on

line

capacityEffect

of

higher

speed

passenger trains

on

freight

railroad

capacityOperating

variability

and

service

reliabilityOptimizing

investment

to

maximize

line

and

network

capacityIncremental

capacity

of

transition

from

single

to

double

trackAlternative

track

configurations

for

increased

line

capacityInteraction

of

mainline

and

yard/terminal

capacityImpact

of

schedule

strategy

and

variation

on

line

capacityOptimizing

investment

to

maximize

corridor

running

time

performanceGoal

-

Maximize

the

efficient

use

and

construction

of

rail

infrastructureSlide

26ILLINOIS

-

RailTECTrain

Safety

Analysis

&

OptimizationQuantitative

analyses

of

the

relative

importance

offactors

affecting

freight

train

safety

and

risk–

Positive

Train

Control

(PTC)–

Operating

speed–

FRA

track

class–

Traffic

density–

Method

of

operation(signaled

vs.

non-signaled)Grade

crossingsWayside

defect

detectorSafety

&

risk

analysis

ofpassenger

trains

on

shared-usetrackage

and

rights-of-wayEvaluation

and

optimization

ofrisk

reduction

strategiese.g.

broken

rail

prevention,operating

speed

reduction,tank

car

design

enhancementGoal

-

Optimize

railroad

safety

improvement

strategies

and

investmentsSlide

27ILLINOIS

-

RailTECTank

Car

Safety

and

Hazardous

MaterialsTransportation

Risk

AnalysisToxic

inhalation

hazard

(TIH)

and

flammable

product tank

car

transportation

risk

analysisEnvironmental

risk

of

hazardous

materials

transportOptimized

tank

car

safety

designRailroad

hazardous

materials

route-risk

analysisMultiple-tank

car

release

risk

analysisPTC

effect

on

hazardous

materials

transportation

riskOptimal

investment

in

track

quality

upgrade

to maximize

train

safetyTrain

speed

and

hazardous

materials

transportation

riskTrack

quality,

traffic

control

system

and train

accident

rateStatistical

prediction

of

broken

rail

occurrenceGoal

-Minimize

risk

through

integrated,

systematic, and

cost-effective

solutionsSlide

28ILLINOIS

-

RailTECTank

Car

and

Hazardous

Materials

SupportLac-Mégantic

AccidentTactical

&

logistic

support

for

RSI-AAR forensic

analyst

at

accident

sceneProcessing

tank

car

damage

dataAnalysis

of

tank

car

fleet

for

AAR

&

RSIANPRM

HM-251

Comment

Development AAR

T87.6

TaskForceSOMC

Crude

Oil

Risk

ReductionTask

ForceSupporting

AAR

development

of comments

on

rulemakingTank

car

fleet

compositionAccident

performanceCost

of

new

and

retrofitted

tank

carsILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

29Railroad

Energy

EfficiencyImproved

aerodynamics

of

intermodal

trainsEconomics

of

locomotive

energy

recovery

and storage

technologiesTechnologies

and

alternative

energy

sources

for ultra-low

emission

rail

transportPassenger

train

energy

efficiencyRelationship

between

capacity,

efficiency

and modal

competitivenessGoal

-

Improved

energy

efficiency

and

emissionsSlide

30ILLINOIS

-

RailTECFederal

Railroad

AdministrationBroad

Agency

Announcement

(BAA)

ProjectsImproved

Concrete

Tie

and

Fastening

System

Designand

PerformanceBridge

Transition

Improvements

for

Shared

CorridorsTechnical

Challenges

and

Research

Needs

Related

to

SharedFreight

&

Passenger

Rail

CorridorsIdentification

of

High-Speed

Rail

Ballast

Flight

Risk

Factors

andRisk

Mitigation

StrategiesCampaign

Monitoring

of

Railroad

Bridges

in

High-Speed

RailShared

Corridors

using

Wireless

Smart

SensorsILLINOIS

-

RailTECSlide

31Illinois

Department

of

Transportation:High-Speed

Rail

ProjectCompleted

preliminary

feasibility

study

of

the

Chicagoto

Champaign

link

in

the

midwest

HSR

networkRoute

Engineering

and

AlignmentCapital

Cost

EstimationOperating

Cost

EstimationEconomic

Impact

AnalysisRidership

EstimationFinancial

and

Implementation

StrategySlide

32ILLINOIS

-

RailTECNew

and

renovated

rail

infrastructure

research

labsSCHNABEL

–

RailTEC

Research

and

Innovation

Lab

(RAIL)NRES

–

Wood

Engineering

LabSlide

33ILLINOIS

-

RailTECInternational

Cooperation

&

CollaborationEuropeSwedish

Royal

Institute

of

Technology

(KTH)

–

StockholmTechnical

University

of

Munich

-

GermanySNCF

(Société

Nationale

des

Chemins

de

fer

Fran?ais)

–

FranceUniversity

of

Birmingham

–

United

KingdomADIF

(Administrador

de

Infraestructuras

Ferroviarias

–

SpainPolitecnico

di

Milano

–

ItalyAsiaTaiwan

University

–

Taipei,

TaiwanBeijing

Jiaotong

University

–

Beijing,

ChinaSouthwest

Jiaotong

University

–

Chengdu,

ChinaKorea

Rail

Research

InstituteState

Railway

of

Thailand

(SRT)Slide

34ILLINOIS

-

RailTECDevelopment

of

Partnership

with

KTH

Rail

GroupKTH-UIUC

campus-level

INSPIRE

kickoff

meeting

in

Urbana and

follow-up

meeting

in

Stockholm

–

Dec

2010

&

May

2011RailTEC

hosted

research

workshops

with

KTH

rail

group October

2011

&

July

2012UIUC

taught

on-line

class

in

High-Speed

Rail

Engineering to

KTH

students

in

Stockholm

–

Fall

2012KTH

Professor

Sebastian

Stichel

taught

graduate

course in

Rail

Vehicle

Dynamics

at

UIUC

–

Spring

2013KTH

hosted

UIUC

researchers

at

workshop

on

rail

capacity

in Stockholm

–

May

2013UIUC-KTH

collaborate

on

successful

INSPIRE

proposal

to

develop

joint

MS

degree

program

in

rail

engineering

–

Fall

2013!Slide

35ILLINOIS

-

RailTECDevelopment

of

Partnership

with

SWJTU

Rail

GroupSWJTU

president

visited

UIUC

and

touredlaboratories

–

October

2011??UIUC

faculty

visit

SWJTU

–

July

2012UIUC

hosted

SWJTU

faculty

memberChunfa

Zhao

–

2013UIUC

hosting

visiting

SWJTU

Ph.D.

studentHaichuan

Tang

2013–2015Establishment

of

SWJTU-UIUC

High-SpeedRail

Education,

Research

and

DevelopmentCenter

–

January

2014Slide

36??????ILLINOIS

-

RailTECNational

University

Rail

(NURail)

CenterUS

DOT

RITA

announced

reorganization

of

University

Transportation

Center(UTC)

program

in

2011Stressed

new,

multi-modal

focus22

UTCs:

10

Regional,

10

Tier-1

National

Centers

and2

Transit-focused

Tier-1

National

CentersUIUC

led

a

successful

consortium

for

the

first

ever

rail-focused

UTC:the

National

University

Rail

(NURail)

CenterRecompeted

and

won

again

in

2013Partners: —

University

of

Illinois

at

Urbana-ChampaignUniversity

of

Illinois

at

ChicagoMichigan

Technological

UniversityMassachusetts

Institute

of

TechnologyUniversity

of

Tennessee

-

KnoxvilleUniversity

of

KentuckyRose-Hulman

Institute

of

TechnologyBroad

industry

and

government

support

including:

AAR,

RSI,

AREMA,

APTA,Amtrak

&

Class

1

RRs,

IDOT

and

nearly

30

other

private

and

public

sectorcompanies

and

organizationsSlide

37ILLINOIS

-

RailTECNURail

Center

PartnersSlide

38ILLINOIS

-

RailTECNURail

Center

themes

“Shared

Rail

Corridors”and

“Economic

Competitiveness”Focus

on

educational

and

research

topics

based

on

freight

and passenger

rail

needs

associated

with

shared

infrastructureResearch

UTC

research

should

be

more

fundamental

-

complimentary

to

andsupportive

of

-

the

more

applied

research

programs

of

AAR

and

FRABased

on

AAR

&

FRA

long-range

prioritiesRailway

infrastructure,

rail

vehicles,

railroad

systemsEducation

New

courses

and

curricula

in

railway

civil,

mechanical,electrical,

operationsRailway

engineering

educational

symposiaStudent

internships

and

placementTechnology

Transfer,

Industry

and

International

CollaborationSlide

39ILLINOIS

-

RailTECRailTEC

Program

&

Research

Support

–

Thanks!George

KramblesTransportation

Scholarship

FundSlide

40ILLINOIS

-

RailTECRailTECFaculty

Contact

InformationJ.

Riley

Edwards,

M.S.,

E.I.T.Senior

Lecturer

&

Research

Scientist

Rail

Transportation

&

Engineering

CenterDepartment

of

Civil

and

Environmental

EngineeringUniversity

of

Illinois

at

Urbana-Champaign1245A

Newmark

Civil

Engineering

Laboratory,

MC-250205

North

Mathews

AvenueUrbana,

Illinois

61801Tel:

(217)

244-7417Email:

jedward2@Website:

/railroadM.

Rapik

Saat,

Ph.D.Research

Assistant

ProfessorRail

Transportation

&

Engineering

CenterDepartment

of

Civil

and

Environmental

EngineeringUniversity

of

Illinois

at

Urbana-Champaign1243

Newmark

Civil

Engineering

Laboratory,

MC-250205

North

Mathews

AvenueUrbana,

Illinois

61801Tel:

(217)

333-6974Email:

mohdsaat@Website:

/railroadChristopher

P.L.

Barkan,

Ph.D.ProfessorExecutive

Director

-

RailTECDepartment

of

Civil

and

Environmental

EngineeringUniversity

of

Illinois

at

Urbana-Champaign1245

Newmark

Civil

Engineering

Laboratory,

MC-250205

North

Mathews

AvenueUrbana,

Illinois

61801Tel:

(217)

244-6338Email:

cbarkan@Website:

/railroadTsung-Chung

(T.C.)

Kao,

Ph.D.,P.E.Research

ProfessorAssociate

Director

-

International

ProgramsRail

Transportation

&

Engineering

CenterDepartment

of

Civil

and

Environmental

EngineeringUniversity

of

Illinois

at

Urbana-Champaign1240

Newmark

Civil

Engineering

Laboratory,

MC-250205

North

Mathews

AvenueUrbana,

Illinois

61801Tel:

(217)