RAE 403
Railway Freight Transportation
2
Course Description
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. organize and operate the railway transportation;
2. develop the corresponding technology of freight transportation;
3. understand the technology, organization, marketing and development of railway freight
transportation; and
4. develop the knowledge, ability and quality of railway freight transportation for the elite
talents in the railway transportation industry who are required to understand the
technology, management and operation well.
Course Outline
Railway freight transportation facilities and equipment: Starting from the facilities and
equipment requirements of freight transportation, to guide the student to conceive of the
types, plan and layout of railway freight transportation; to demonstrate various railway freight
transportation facilities and equipment by case teaching. Railway freight transportation
organization: To demonstrate the railway freight organization process by case teaching; to
encourage students to consult the literature and summarize the characteristics of railway
freight market. Railway freight transportation technology: Through laboratory visits and
hands-on operations to deepen the understanding and mastery of railway freight
transportation technology. Tendency of railway freight transportation: To expand the thought;
to forecast future tendency of railway freight transportation.
Practical content
Course Project of Railway Freight Transportation: Design a Railway Freight Yard for 1 week