CEE 410
CEE 410 OL3 - Railway Signaling & Control
Spring 2021
| Title | Rubric | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Signaling & Control | CEE410 | OL3 | 71006 | ONL | 3 | 1330 - 1450 | M W | Christopher P. L. Barkan |
Official Description
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. Field trip to observe signal system infrastructure and railway traffic operations control center. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CEE 310.
Subject Area
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
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
3 hours
Prerequisites
A course in Railroad Transportation Engineering (such as CEE 408).
Last updated
12/1/2020