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CE 515 Railroad Engineering
IntroductionSource: Armstrong Intro, Ch 1-
2
“Transportation exists to conquer space and time -”
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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
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For us kids …
• "An Introduction To Freight Railroads," AAR
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Introduction – How today’s railroad network evolved
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-oldwest/SantaFeTrailMap.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/`3116124958_bc084eb86a.jpg
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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
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http://www.steamlocomotive.com/GG1/army-navy1955.jpg
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Source: BTS and Association of American Railroads.
http://www.people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch3en/conc3en/img/usrail18402003.gif
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Chapter 1: Railroad Technology - The Tools of the Trade
• A look at some basic principles behind rail transportation
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The plate railway
drawing by Brian Collings ; http://www.blisworth.org.uk/images/HillRailway.htm
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Image source:
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www.epilog.de/Lexikon/B/Breitspureisenbahn.htm
Breitspurbahn
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Armstrong, 5th ed., p. 6
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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)
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