In late August, TRAIN faculty and students travelled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to attend the 12th International Heavy Haul Association Conference and present several research papers and posters. Prof. Dick presented on work to develop the Advanced Locomotive Technology and Rail Infrastructure Optimization System (ALTRIOS) model to investigate different freight rail decarbonization strategies.
Steven Shi presented on his work to investigate the adoption rate of heavy axle loads for different freight commodities by US railroads.
The conference concluded with a technical visit to view track maintenance activity and train operations on the MRS rail network in the interior north of Rio.
