Series webinars: Brightline West High-Speed Rail Project

• Feb. 2, Adrian Share

Brightline West update

Part 1: Feasibility Assessment for HSR Projects

• Feb. 7, Adrian Share

Part 2: Feasibility Assessment for HSR Projects

• Feb. 14, Paul Waby

Rail Systems Overview (prior to going through the subsystems) – System integration – Regulatory approval – Safety engineering

• Feb. 23, Paul Waby

Propulsion / Power system – SFC technology – Power design considerations – Auxiliary power

• Mar. 21 Paul Waby

Signaling and control – ETCS vs other solutions – interoperability – ARS/ATS/ATO Local control

• Mar. 30, Paul Waby

Communications – Voice / Data / Wi-Fi – Communications solutions in the crowded US frequency spectrum

• Apr. 18, Philippe Lucas

Degraded modes – Signaling Failures – Infrastructure Failures

• Apr. 20, Philippe Lucas

Maintenance principles – An approach of design – Maintenance plans

• Apr. 25, Philippe Lucas

Stop track tragedies
Sept. 16, 2022, Rich Gent, battlefield realism and senior intelligence manager of Navy’ s top aviation training facilities in Nevada; Lynn Sandell, Lynn Sandell has been volunteering with the Rail Auxiliary Team.

This presentation provided practical training for railroad safety. 10 students and faculties attended the seminar.

Seminar: Digital Twins a New Frontier in Railway Track Predictive Analysis and Maintenance
Nov. 19, 2021, Attoh-Okine, Nii, Interim Academic Director, UD Cybersecurity Initiative Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware

This presentation discussed the use of a graphical model Valuation Based Networks and Systems (VBS). 14 students and faculties attended the seminar.

Railroad Seminar
Nov. 2, 2021, Railroad University Transportation Center at UNLV

This seminar covered multiple topics in rail infrastructure, rail inspection, and geometry measurement. 20 students and faculties attended the seminar.

Seminar: Trespassing and Grade Crossing Accidents on Railways - Why They Exist and What Is Being Done?
Mar. 10, 2020, Pasi T. Lautala, Associate Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of Rail Transportation Program, Michigan Tech University

This presentation discussed the causes behind the trends and outline alternative methodologies attempted to address the issue. The speaker also highlighted research projects at Michigan Tech that concentrated on investigating human behavior at crossings and the use of mobile platforms for trespasser/grade crossing safety enhancements. 14 students and faculties attended the seminar.

Seminar in Railroad Infrastructure
Oct. 18, 2018, Marco Santoro, Friction Management Applications Manager of LB Foster Rail Technologies Corp.

This seminar introduced friction management along with rail/wheel profiles, grinding and metallurgy are key parameters when optimizing railway operation. The speaker reviewed the benefits of FM: reduced rail wear, fuel consumption, L/V forces, and rolling contact fatigue for freight and reduced noise, corrugation, and wear for transit.12 students and faculties attended the seminar.

SYMPOSIUM Railroad Infrastructure Diagnosis and Prognosis
Oct. 16-17, 2018 - Sponsored by RailTEAM, Rail Transportation Engineering and Advance Maintenance, A Tier-1 University Transportation Center on Improving Rail Transportation Infrastructure Sustainability and Durability.

This symposium discussed the practice and the state of the art in railroad infrastructure diagnosis and prognosis. These professionals presented the new technologies and methods for monitoring and maintaining railroad infrastructure that included both the track and rolling stocks. The research results from the University Transportation Center on Railroad was presented in oral and poster sessions. All the modes of rail transportation were also discussed: passenger and freight rail including high-speed rail. An open discussion was held with the panel of experts and the participating professionals in which the issues with the current and proposed technologies and methods were identified. 22 students and faculties attended the seminar.

Seminar in Railroad Infrastructure
Mar. 15, 2018 - JMichael Barron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of X Rail Entertainment, Inc.

JMichael Barron introduced High Speed Rail Plan Using Existing Railroad Right of Way from Las Vegas to Southern California. 9 students attended the presentation. 9 students and faculties attended the seminar.

Seminar: High Speed Rail System
Dec.18-20, 2017 - Sponsored by RailTEAM, Rail Transportation Engineering and Advance Maintenance, A Tier-1 University Transportation Center on Improving Rail Transportation Infrastructure Sustainability and Durability

• This seminar will help engineers, planners, managers of high speed rail agencies gain a broader understanding of high speed rail systems.
• This seminar is also valuable for university students and faculty.
• Learn how to perform better at your current position and open new career opportunities.
• Connect with experienced professionals on practical and academic matters.
• Gain a greater appreciation of the technical and the not-so-technical aspects of high-speed rail systems.
• More than 30 students and faculties attended the seminar.

Distinguished Seminar in Railroad Infrastructure
Sept.15, 2017 - Anthony Perl Professor of Urban Studies & Political Science Member of Advisory Board for U.S. High-Speed Rail Association Past Chair, Rail Group of Transportation Research Board Simon Fraser University

This seminar discussed lessons for the United States from High-Speed Rail’s Urban Impact in China. 12 students and faculties attended the seminar.

AREMA 3-day seminar: Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering
May 11-13, 2016
21 people from all over the country attended.

The Myth of Passenger Rail as a Money Loser
Mar. 31, 2016 - Michael Barron, CEO of the Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc.
12 students and faculty attended the seminar.

Seminar on High Speed Rail Bridge Bearing
Mar. 29, 2016 - Guangen Song, CEO, China Fengze Engineering Rubber Technology Development Co., LTD
14 students and faculty attended the seminar.

Introduction to Railway Transportation (In-class presentation)
Mar. 15, 2016 - Brandon J. Henning, Railroad Safety Program Coordinator of Nevada Department of Transportation
Brandon Henning presented about the maintenance of railroad grading crossings in Las Vegas, which is an interest to students in the program. 10 students attended the presentation.

Railroad Operations (In-class presentation)
Nov. 16, 2015 - Justin M. Maloney, Union Pacific Railroad at Arden Station in Las Vegas
Justin Maloney gave a presentation to the Railroad Operations class. He introduced how railroad is operated locally and nationally and handed out example time tables to the class. His presentation was straightforward and well received by the students. 9 students attended the presentation.

Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technologies in Subway
Jul. 14, 2015 - Guoqing Li, Chairman, Vice President of Beijing Urban Construction Design & Development Group Co.
15 students and faculty attended the seminar.

Design of High Speed Rail Station
Jul. 14, 2015, Qingchao Wei, Professor, Beijing Jiaotong University
15 students and faculty attended the seminar.