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Title: RAILROAD ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL
Accession Number: 00341136
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: At one time, courses in railroad engineering could be found in almost any civil engineering curriculum. Today, the opposite is true. As a result of the decrease in recruiting by the railroads during the 1950s and 1960s, emphasis in engineering education shifted away from railroads to other specialties. Because of the current growing interest in revitalizing the U.S. railway system, a few universities have begun to offer railroad engineering courses. During the decade of the 1980s, it is estimated that one-half of the railroad industry's current workforce and about two-thirds of top and middle management personnel will retire. The need for replacement personnel coupled with the increasing sophistication of railroad engineering activities has led to a growing need for highly trained engineers. To be most productive these engineers should have some education related specifically to railroads. Bucknell University has responded to this need by developing two courses and other educational activities oriented toward the railroads. The railroad education program at Bucknell has four objectives: (a) to stimulate student interest in the railroad industry, (b) to improve the student's understanding of the railroad industry and dispel common misconceptions, (c) to teach the fundamentals of railroad engineering, and (d) to discuss new concepts in railroad engineering and management. So far, response to the program from both the students and the railroad industry has been good. The university plans to continue improving the program as resources permit.
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 #: 01411609
Authors: McGinnis, Richard G.Pagination: pp 4-8
Publication Date: 1981
Serial: Conference:
60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States ISBN: 0309032075
Media Type: Print
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM
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