ce 515 railroad engineering introduction source: armstrong intro, ch 1-2 “transportation exists to...

CE 515 Railroad Engineering

IntroductionSource: Armstrong Intro, Ch 1-

2

“Transportation exists to conquer space and time -”

Student Identified Websites• Ben: Evolution of Railroad Technology - steam locomotive,

roadbed/track and links between autos, radios and rail industry• Megan:

The Transfer of Pioneering British Railroad Technology to North America

• Evan: Cog Railroads & videos: Pikes peak videos; raileurope.com• Michael: railroads that are no longer in operation• Alex: "High-Speed Rail in China" • Peter: freight cars and historical information• Eric: Links to Railroad History Resources in the United States;

Railroad Maps 1828-1900 • Danielle: Standardization of Track Gauge• Jeff: Brief History of the U.S. Passenger Rail Industry (image source);

Association of American Railroads• Dan: light-rail vs. monorail• Nicole: Railroadianaa collection

For us kids …

• "An Introduction To Freight Railroads," AAR

Introduction – How today’s railroad network evolved

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-oldwest/SantaFeTrailMap.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/`3116124958_bc084eb86a.jpg

http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/mechanics/Engineer-Mechanic-Encyclopedia-Vol2/images/Permanent-Way-Of-The-South-Eastern-Railway-346.jpg

http://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/railroad/Reports/images/TwinCities07/FuelTrain.jpg

http://www.steamlocomotive.com/GG1/army-navy1955.jpg

Source: BTS and Association of American Railroads.

http://www.people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch3en/conc3en/img/usrail18402003.gif

Chapter 1: Railroad Technology - The Tools of the Trade

• A look at some basic principles behind rail transportation

The plate railway

drawing by Brian Collings ; http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/HillRailway.htm

Image source:

www.epilog.de/Lexikon/B/Breitspureisenbahn.htm

Breitspurbahn

Armstrong, 5th ed., p. 6

Chapter 2: A Hypothetical Railroad

• A composite example of a typical railroad is employed to explain railroading concepts throughout the text

• All image sources from The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does - 5th Editionby John H. Armstrong (ch. 2)