Railway Operations and Control – Fourth Edition

Safe, efficient, and reliable railway operation depends upon fundamental concepts of signaling, traffic control,scheduling, and capacity. These principles are universal to rail transportation, but their application varies among railways throughout the world. All are based upon the practices originating in England, Germany, and North America. Railway Operation and Control discusses signaling and traffic control practices from the English, German, and North American perspective as well as the more universally applicable concepts of scheduling and capacity research. Chapters on train dynamics and basic terms used in railway operation provide necessary background information for those who do not have a railway operation background.