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Title:

REVIVING RAILROAD EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES: PROGRAMS FOR THE 1980S AND BEYOND

Accession Number:

00319396

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

The results of a survey on the modern educational needs of the railroad industry, conducted with more than 90 senior-level members of the railroad industry, government agencies, suppliers, consultants, associations, and universities, are discussed. The consensus view is that the industry's educational needs can best be met by a combination of focused and practical seminars and short courses for present and prospective professional employees, support for enrichment of the railroad content of university course offerings in transportation, a university railroad research program, and support of fellowships. The railroads are having little difficulty in attracting talented people, but these new employees typically have no specialized railroad knowledge, and this adversely affects job expectations, career motivation, and employee retention. Railroads actively recruit the small number of new graduates who have training in the rail field. The other segments of the industry have greater recruiting problems and correspondingly greater needs for improved education programs. It is concluded that the recommended university programs will have an immediate and positive impact on railroad job recruiting and will help to strengthen innovation in the railroad industry. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Transportation Education and Training. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

00380104

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-030 298

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

PATTON, EDWIN P
Langley Jr, C John
Bronzini, Michael S

Editors:

McLaughlin, M

Pagination:

pp 5-12

Publication Date:

1980

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 748
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309030587

Media Type:

Print

Features:

References (1)

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Education and Training; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

HSL, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 27 1983 12:00AM

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