Penn State Altoona Rail Transportation Engineering

03/11/2022

Thanks to and for the opportunity for our students to . Congrats to RTE students Connor Cashman and Kerry Chen for being selected to represent in this national competition!

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02/06/2020

RTE Students & Alumni,
The Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois is conducting a brief survey to better understand the academic and extracurricular activities influencing student interest in pursuing education and careers in the rail industry.

As a past or current student interested in railway engineering, we would appreciate if you could take a few minutes to complete the survey at the following link:
https://forms.gle/9G8hDWuZrMo3FHTV7

The survey should not take more than five minutes to complete, and all responses will be kept strictly anonymous.

The results of the survey will be used to shape the nature of outreach activities used to promote the railway field to youth.

My apologies if you already received this request via other email channels; if so, there is no need to complete the survey a second time.

Thank you in advance for completing the survey, and for your time.

-bryan

04/18/2019

Congrats to Xiaochen Yuan & Elizabeth Druschel! These Penn State Engineering and Science students won 1st place ($4000) in the Women in Engineering Design (WEDesign) Comp. here at ! Congrats to all participants and thanks to Norfolk Southern Corp. for sponsoring the event! https://sites.psu.edu/womenengineering/

02/13/2019

Thanks so much to for their contribution to our Rail Transportation Engineering program! You are helping prepare our students for hi-tech railroad careers! See article here:

Penn State Altoona has received an in-kind gift from PS Technology that will enhance the college’s Rail Transportation Engineering program curriculum.

02/11/2019

Congrats to our newly elected AREMA student chapter exec board! 2019 is looking good!

From left to right:
President: J. Michael Yohn
Vice President: Malique Qualls
Treasurer: Gary Babcoke III
Committee Chair: Kevin Hoffner
Secretary: Michael Kozik

10/12/2018

RRIX on Monday & Tuesday!

Railroad Industry Exchange Conference Penn State Altoona will host a 2-day symposium on campus in Altoona, Pennsylvania, October 15-16, 2018. This joint effort between the railroad industry and academia will focus on the unique research needs of short line and regional railroads and maintain a stron...

02/20/2018

WSP Information/Networking Session TOMORROW!

Wednesday, February 21
12:15-2:15 p.m.
324 Penn Building
Presentation at 12:15 p.m. followed by networking time. Lunch will be provided

Transit is not simply a transportation mode: it is a community-building tool. Transit influences investment decisions and fosters economic development and revitalization.

10/30/2017

Malique is a sophomore RTE student here in Altoona. Please consider supporting the Qualls family.

On Thursday September 21, 2017 Malique's father fell three stories in a horrific construction accident in New York City. The accident instantly killed his father's partner and was covered on the news. The link is below. Malique's father is in critical condition in the intensive care unit. His fir...

09/07/2017

Great news: We are now ABET accredited! A first for rail transportation engineering in the US! http://altoona.psu.edu/story/7322/2017/09/07/altoona-offers-nations-only-abet-accredited-rail-engineering-technology

Penn State Altoona’s Rail Transportation Engineering degree program has been sanctioned by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, making it the first and only accredited RTE program in the nation.

08/21/2017

Thanks to the ABCD Corp for promoting our RTE program! http://www.abcdcorp.org/rte-grant/

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