EE 399 - Seminar: Sustainable Transportation

 1 Trends - Economical importance. Why railways are the main sustainable transportation. 2 The Railway system.  3 Infrastructure and track.  4 Track laying & maintenance.  5 Energy Distribution.  6 Signaling.  7 Rolling stock.  8 Traction systems.  9 Brake systems.  10 Bogie.  11 Carbody

By the end of the course, students will be able to: 

• Understand the importance of the train in the transportation sector. 

• Know the most important aspects ofthe railroad world. 

• Know the advantages and disadvantages of rail transport. 

• Learn technical vocabulary about the railroad sector. 

• Have a general vision of an economically stable sector with a great future projection for USA and the rest of the world.