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Lecture Notes

Here we provide slides that the instructor created for use in his teaching.  The slides are numbered below to correspond with chapters in the instructor's text "Introduction to Transportation Systems."  A schedule for presenting these slides over a full semester course is outlined in the Calendar section. To present the slides, save them to your computer, then open them in the Adobe Reader.  Typing "Control-L" in Windows, or "Command-L" on a Macintosh will provide a full-screen view suitable for use with a projector.

CHAPTER # CHAPTER TITLE
1 Introduction: Context, Concepts, and Characterization (PDF)
2 Transportation System Components: An Internal Perspective (PDF)
3 Transportation System Components: An External Perspective (PDF)
4 The Customer and  Level-of-Service (PDF)
5 Networks (PDF)
6 Transportation Systems: Key Points 1-10 (PDF)
7 Transportation Systems: Key Points 11-17 (PDF)
8 Transportation Systems: Key Points 18-24 (PDF)
9 Transportation Systems: Key Points 25-30 (PDF)
10 Models and Frameworks (PDF)
11 Modeling Concepts (PDF)
12 The Logistics System and Freight Level-of-Service (PDF)
13 Railroads: Introductory Concepts (PDF)
14 Railroad Operations (PDF)
15 Railroad Terminals: P-MAKE Analysis to Predict Network Performance (PDF)
16 Car Costs and Level-of-Service (PDF)
17 The Kwon Model--Power, Freight Car Fleet Size, and Service
Priorities: A Simulation Application (PDF)
18 Measuring Origin-Destination Service and Other Rail Issues (PDF)
19 Trucking (PDF)
20 Ocean Shipping, International Freight, and Freight Summary (PDF)
21 Traveler Transportation: Introduction (PDF)
22 Commuting, Non-Work Travel and Safety, and Some Transportation History (PDF)
23 Traveler Level-of-Service (PDF)
24 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) (PDF)
25 The Urban Transportation Planning Process and Real-Time  Network Control (PDF)
26 Traffic Signals and Other Control Measures (PDF)
27 Deterministic Queuing (PDF)
28 Urban Public Transportation (PDF)
29 Intercity Traveler Transportation: Air (PDF)
30 Intercity Traveler Transportation: Rail (PDF)
-- Summary--Supplemental to the Book (PDF)