Tracking news and events in the railroad industry

AMDG - Has a five-week railroad conductor training course. Located in Atlanta, Georgia.

ARC-Tech.Net - Has the best online track safety training online for the railroad industry. Offers programs to train track repair technicians.

BCIT School of Transportation - Railway job training center for locomotive engineers, conductors, accident investigation, and signals and communications. Located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education - Brings together a multidisciplinary group of people from across the University to be challenged by fundamental railway engineering complications. The team actively is involved with the industry and collaborates with other universities through Rail Research UK-A, and international partners. It delivers the MSc postgraduate program in Railways Systems Engineering and Integration. Located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, and UK.

Canac International Inc.- Courses offered: Introduction to Railroading, Train Conductor, Locomotive Engineer, Rail Traffic Controller, Track Technician, Car Repair Technician, Electro-Mechanical Maintainer. Located in St. Laurent, Quebec.

Career on Track - Develops pre-employment training programs for the rail industry, part of the Railway Association of Canada, which include Railway Conductor Program and an Industry Railway Operators program.

CENACAF - National Railway Training Center - Located in Argentina. Provides technical education to railroad company staff in the areas of transportation, rolling stock, signaling, catenary, track, and telecommunications.

Centre for Excellence in Rail Training (CERT) - Provides training courses for the Australian rail industry including Vehicle Operation, Track Safety Awareness, Enterprise Training, and Individual Units of Competence.

Corys TESS - French supplier of locomotive simulator preparation and engineering support systems

D & R Technical Solutions - Technical handbooks, preparation, and integrated logistic support (ILS) services to rail car constructors, equipment providers, and transit experts; Located in Endicott, New York.

Dakota County Technical College Railroad Conductor Technology Program - 15-week program includes classroom and field activities on campus. Potential Job Titles include Train Conductor, Car Distributor, Freight Conductor, and Trainmaster. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota.

GKC Consulting Company - Offers railroad engineering and maintenance of way training for railroads, contractors, construction firms, and suppliers. Training courses include FRA- Track Safety Standards, Industrial Track Safety Standards, Track Design and Material Specifications, Track Inspection and Evaluation, CWR Neutral Rail Temperature, Switch Maintenance, Adjustment, and Inspection, Derail Investigation, Track Quality Assurance, Rail and Frog and Intrack Welding

Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History - Railroading research. Courses include Transport History, Railway Studies, and The Railway Age. Located at the University of York, UK

Iran University of Science and Technology School of Railway Engineering - Undergraduate studies include rolling stock, track and structures, and transportation engineering. Graduate studies include electric railways, railway safety, and control, signaling, and telecommunication engineering.

Johnson County Community College - Offers associate degrees in railroad operations through a partnership with the National Academy of Railroad Sciences (NARS); Located in Overland Park, Kansas.

Keeping Track Railroad Consulting and Training - Offers instruction for locomotive engineers, conductors and brakeman, operating supervisors, and locomotive and car repairman; Located in San Antonio, Texas.

Michigan State University Railway Management Program - Four week college level credential program in railroad organization includes both classroom and hands on experience.

Michigan Tech University - Has a five-week international program in railway engineering, half of the program is spent with Tampere University of Technology and Finnish Railways. Located in Houghton, Michigan.

Modoc Railroad Academy - Offers Railway industry educational training comprising of the following positions: conductor, engineer, and brakeman training; Located in Pleasant Grove, California.

MTS Services - Railway preparation, protection, employee, and track maintenance provision

National Academy of Railroad Sciences - Preparation programs for many occupations in the railway industry comprising of locomotive engineer, conductor, yard team, mechanical, engineering, maintenance, signal operations, telecom, dispatcher, yardmaster, and trainmaster; Overland Park, Kansas

Okefenokee Technical College Locomotive Electrical and Mechanical Systems Certificate - Helps individuals to work as electrical or mechanical technicians in the railroad industry with a concentration on diesel and electric locomotives; Located in Waycross, Georgia.

OpenTrack Simulation of Railway Networks - Simulation made at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and now used by the railway industry, railway advisors, and railway companies

Orca Railway Systems - Instruction for new and current conductors, engineers, and supervisors, and modified simulators and computer-based preparation for safe train procedures and fuel conservation

PC-Rail - Free railway gesturing and working simulations for industry preparation

PDS, Inc - Provides preparation in railroad workplace protection, track safety standards, operating guidelines, and engineering criteria

Power Rail Training & Consulting - Offers training education and safety audits for all levels of railway and metro employees; Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Rail Safety & Training Resources, Inc - Provides operations preparation for the positions of an engineer, conductor, brakeman and also inputs data and composes guidelines for rail companies

Rail Sciences, Inc - Focusing in derailment inquiry, track/train dynamics, and operations planning & analysis

Rail Training & Consulting, Inc. - Consultation agency that proactively develops custom risk management and preparation explanations for the rail industry

Railroad Training Services - Consulting and preparation resource for shortline railroads, logistics companies, and construction firms

RailroadTraining.biz - Preparation programs for railroad establishments including FRA 213 Track Safety Standards and FRA 214 Railroad Workplace Safety

Railway Educational Bureau - Railroad industry schooling and preparation, consisting of distance preparation classes, workshops, field site preparation, and preparation-related consulting

Relay Interactive Training - Creates and offers unique training programs with knowledge in railroad motioning and locomotives

Sacramento City College - Has a six-course occupation credential program in railroad operations; Located in Sacramento, California

Simmons-Boardman Books, Inc - Producer and vendor of railway books and training resources covering all aspects of the business

TCC (Training & Consulting Connection) - Offers railroad and associated practices with preparation, consulting, and staffing services

Track Guy Consultants - Consulting assistances for the railroad construction industry including contractor support, preparation programs, track examination, bid preparation, and project organization

TrackSense - Mechanical and safety preparation for the engineering divisions of railroads, contractors, and shippers

TrainMaster - Finish hardware and software preparation systems that give trainees a hands-on operator experience in a safe and studious classroom setting

Transit Safety Management - Rail safety, regulatory, training, and operations consulting

TransLink Research Center - US national, multi-modal, multi-agency public-private program of exploration, growth, and expert schooling in the surface transportation industry

Transportation Certification Services (TCS) - Modified rail industry preparation and certification services for Class Is, regionals, shortlines, industry switching, and high speed traveler processes

Transportation Technology Center, Inc - Investigation, development, assessment, consulting, and preparation for freight, passenger, and transit systems worldwide, including a 48 mile test track located in Pueblo, Colorado

TransportationU.com - Has online classes in derailment exploration, derailment avoidance, and track examination

University of Denver Intermodal Transportation Institute - Has an Executive Master's Program that honors a Master of Science in Intermodal Transportation. Located in Denver, Colorado

University of Illinois Railroad Engineering Program - Has railroad engineering courses and hosts industry discussions and research programs. Located in Urbana, Illinois.

University of Tennessee Center for Transportation Research (CTR) - Has classes on railroad safety and construction in Knoxville, Tennessee