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Railroad Industry Overview
- Introduction to the world of freight, transit, inter-city passenger, high-speed and other rail.
- History/railroad facts
- Track network
- Train types/car types
- Industry trade groups
- Regulatory agencies
Track Structure
Learn in detail the importance and standard practices of all aspects of the track structure beginning with the importance of drainage and subballast up to the top-of-rail for a variety of applications and situations.
- Drainage
- Subballast
- Ballast
- Ties
- Rail
- Special trackwork: turnouts, frogs, and other
Track Alignment
- Design and maintenance characteristics
- Track gauge
- Vertical alignment
- Horizontal alignment
- Track stiffness
- Clearances
- Design Criteria
- Difference between rail and highway, freight and transit
Special Trackwork
- Turnouts and Switches
- Frogs
- Crossovers and Diamonds
- Guardrails
Bridges and Structures
- Bridge types
- Design loadings
- Bridge ratings
- Inspections and FRA 237 Bridge Management
Signals
- Block signal systems
- Track circuits
- Aspects and indications
- Positive train control
Operations Planning & Scheduling
- Track Charts
- Signaling and train movements
- Modeling
- Stringlines
- Operations class exercise
Instructors
Jeff Keating
Senior Engineering Manager, Rail & Transit
Jeff Keating, PE retired as a Senior Project Manager-Rail with WSP in Chicago with 44 years of experience in the design, construction and maintenance of rail transit and railroad projects. He has been employed by Class 1 railroads, a transit agency, a contractor and as a consultant. He has held senior engineering and project management roles in dozens of transit, rail, and highway projects throughout the United States and has experience in program management, project management and quality management.
Peter Schierloh
SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER
Peter Schierloh, PE, is a seasoned railroad bridge engineer with over two decades of experience in the field. He currently serves as a Project Engineer at SW Bridge Engineers, LLC in DeForest, Wisconsin, a role he has held since the firm’s inception in 2007. Peter specializes in the inspection, design, and rating of railroad bridges across the United States. Prior to this, he worked with E80 Plus Constructors, LLC, managing railroad bridge construction projects. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1996. Peter is a licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states and actively contributes to the industry as a member of AREMA Committee 10.
Program Director
Dave Peterson