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For over a century the University of Illinois has been a leader in railway engineering research and education. Beginning with Talbot's fundamental work on railroad track design, and Schmidt & Tuthill's work on train energy and power requirements, through Hay's textbook on railroad engineering, The U of I has a distinguished record of accomplishment and remains highly respected by today's railroad engineering community.

Railway Engineering News and Events

2010 Railroad Environmental Conference
We are now accepting papers for the 2010 RREC. Please click here for more information. Due 3/19

Improving Hazmat Transportation by Kathi Kube, Trains Magazine, January 2010

2009 AREMA Annual Conference - September 2009
Railroad Students and faculty attended the 2009 AREMA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.

Renewing the Partnership by Christopher P.L. Barkan, Railway Age, October 2009

2010 Joint Rail Conference - High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail
JRC 2010 is the the principal, multi-disciplinary, North American conference focused on rail transportation next year.  The conference will be held 27-29 April 2010 on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, IL 140 mi, (225 km) south of Chicago.

Field Trip on BNSF Geometry Car
Railroad students had the opportunity to take a ride on the BNSF Geometry Car in July 2009

Chris Barkan and Yung-Cheng Lai receive the TA Steward-Dyer/ Frederick Harvey Trevithick Prize
Summer 2009 CEE Alumni Association Newsletter

International Heavy Haul Association 2009
Railroad Engineering Students went to Shanghai, China to present papers.

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