Fundamentals of Electric Rail Vehicle Systems Design, Procurement, Operations, and Maintenance

This course will cover the basic design criteria of the rail car, its sub-systems and integration. We will discuss factors that affect the design, sizing, manufacturing and maintenance of the sub-systems of the rail car, including their integration with other sub-systems to work as one complete train. Various factors affecting reliability, accessibility and maintainability will be addressed.

*NOTE: THIS COURSE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND ON-LINE.  The in-person option will no longer be provided.  The on-line course will be LIVE with the instructors and other attendees.  You will have the availability to ask questions live.

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the fundamental concepts of electric rail transportation, including propulsion, braking, power, and control
• List the physical systems that comprise a vehicle
• Differentiate between systems used in light, heavy and commuter rail applications
• Explain a train control system architecture
• Describe the integration of multiple systems and vendors’ products within a complete vehicle system
• Develop a fleet procurement plan including proposals, design validation and verification of performance and reliability through testing
• Create a plan to integrate new vehicles into existing operations
• Describe the issues pertinent to the maintenance of new vehicle systems
• Describe the need for Cybersecurity requirements, how to implement and validate it