TRAIN grad students presented two posters at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting held in Washington DC during early January 2026. Qianqian presented on her work to compare the performance and resource requirements of container terminals designed to support Self-Propelled Autonomous Railcars (SPARCs) in comparison to conventional intermodal trains, while Matthew presented his work on estimating the potential of intercity passenger rail to connect student populations to colleges and universities, and veterans to medical centers.
