Possible Topic for a Class this Spring

WHY TRAINS CRASH

2017 Séminaire du Rail Américain (Preview 22 February 2017)

The SECF-I3 seminar will meet nine times during the period Tuesday 29 May 2017 through Thursday 8 June 2017 at 292 Rue St. Martin 75003-Paris.


Anticipated topics with links to the preliminary notes and readings are listed below: 

1. Monday 29 May 2017 13:30
Introduction to Freight and Passenger Railroading
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2. Tuesday 30 May 2017 0815

US Freight and Supply Chains

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3. Wednesday 31 May 2017 0815

Transport Capacity and Terminal Design

Click here for reading on capacity
Click here for reading on terminals

4. Thursday 1 June 2017 0815

Intermodal Freight and Containers

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5. Thursday 1 June 2017 1330

Sustainable Transport Networks

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6. Tuesday 6 June 2017 0815

Transportation and Climate Change

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7. Wednesday 7 June 2017 0815

Transit Service Reliability, Scheduling for Connections and Travel Demand

Click here for reading on reliability

Click here for reading secondary reading on reliability

Click here for scheduling

Click here for travel demand

8. Thursday 8 June 2017 0815

Airlines and Package Express 

or a class selected topic such as 

• US Rail Safety, 
• Rail Transport Efficiency, 
• US Rail Transport for Persons with Disabilities, 
• Marine Rail Transport 

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9. Thursday 8 June 2017 1330

Mega Projects and Class Evaluation