A STEM outreach program was designed to target local elementary and junior high/middle school students to introduce students to many technical aspects of the railroad industry. A series of railroad operations and associated challenges was presented to the participants. Wooden track pieces and small wooden rail cars were used to design and build a viable solution that solves the operation challenge.
Professor James McKinney was a participant in the AREMA 2008 Railroad Engineering Education Symposium (REES) held at the University of Illinois at Urb...
Transportation is needed to access jobs, food, health care, recreational and open spaces, and other important services and destinations. Equity in tra...
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