| NuRail Project ID | NURail2012-UIUC-E07 |
| Project Title | Railway Transportation Engineering (CEE 408) Course Updates and Online Conversion |
| University | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Principal Investigator | Tyler Dick |
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| Funding Source(s) and Amounts Provided (by each agency or organization) | $0 NURail funds, $31,152 cost share |
| Total Project Cost | $ |
| Agency ID or Contract Number | DTRT12-G-UTC18 (Grant 1) |
| Start Date | 2012-08-15 |
| End Date | 2014-01-15 |
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| Brief Description of Research Project | The proposal involves updates to materials for the UIUC CEE 408 "Railway Transportation Engineering" course. Although lectures have been continually improved and presented data has been updated each year, many elements of the course data to its initial offering in 1999. This effort will develop new and revised course materials to expand coverage of key concepts that influence the economics and efficiency of railway transportation. The aim is to restructure the class to introduce the railway infrastructure, vehicle, motive power and control subsystems in a manner that highlights the key economic drivers behind industry decisions and their impact on the overall efficiency of the railway system in North America. In revising the course content, the class will be transitioned to be offered online in Fall 2013. |
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| Completed | yes |
| Final Report | NURail2012-UIUC-E07-Final-Report.pdf
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