| Track |
Title |
Description |
Cooperating Society |
Chair |
Co-chair |
| 1 |
Railroad Infrastructure Engineering |
Design, engineering, and construction of track, bridge structures and grade crossings; Geotechnical engineering of track substructure and right-of-way; Structural Health Monitoring; Best practices and advances in technology for the inspection and maintenance of the railroad infrastructure. |
ASCE |
John Lobo |
Dimitris Rizos |
| 2 |
Rolling Stock and Dynamics |
Motive power technology; vehicle/track interaction; wheels, couplers, components, and other equipment; rolling stock design, manufacturing, materials, and maintenance. |
ASME |
Timothy Mast |
Yu Pan |
| 3 |
Communication and Signals |
Systems integration; track and wayside components; equipment components; positive train control; CBTC, Capacity improvements, Communications, Asset Management, Wireless crossings control; interoperability, and microprocessor control. |
IEEE |
David Thurston |
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| 4 |
Electrification |
Catenary and third rail design; materials; efficiency; electrification approaches; design for high speeds; electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); corrosion control; load flow simulation; energy savings storage devices; regenerative braking; smart electrical supply. |
IEEE |
John Grantham |
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| 5 |
Operations and Systems Management |
Service availability and reliability; capacity models; impacts of aging equipment on service quality; freight railroad network optimization; asset planning; train scheduling. |
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| 6 |
Safety and Security |
System safety approaches; safety data mgt; AI Safety Application; risk analysis; accident avoidance, survivability, and investigation; operations safety; human factors; safety improvements; hazmat risk mgt; security assurance; emergency preparedness and response. |
UTCRS |
Constantine Tarawneh |
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| 7 |
Passenger and Transit |
Investigations, insights, innovations, and implementations in all aspects of passenger rail transport. |
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Lamont Ward |
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| 8 |
Railroad Industry: Past, Present, and Future |
A look to the past for railroad history, observations of present trends in the railroad industry, or a look the future of rail transportation. |
JRC |
Timothy Mast |
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