The Transportation Learning Center (the Center) organizes multiple national training consortia to develop standards-based national training courseware for frontline occupations in public transportation organizations.
Rail courseware is currently organized into three broad categories - “Rail Car Training Consortium Materials”, “Signals Training Consortium Materials”, and “Traction Power Training Consortium Materials”. Materials are based on the national rail vehicle maintenance training standards, rail signals maintenance training standards, and traction power maintenance training standards published by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Courseware Development Teams (CDTs), comprised of subject matter experts and instructional designers, hold regular webinars, site visits and in-person meetings to produce these materials.
Please use the navigation on the right to locate courseware of your interest. Access to full downloads and technical assistance for training and apprenticeship implementation is provided to members in good standing. Please contact our staff members listed under each consortium for information on membership.
Course 201, Inspection and Maintenance of Rail Vehicle Couplers, is a two-module course that provides participants with the essential steps for inspecting and maintaining couplers on transit rail cars. Course participants engage in a series of learning applications and case study work that help them prepare to work on couplers in a maintenance facility for passenger rail cars. Content is supplemented with hands-on learning activities to support participants’ successful application of the course content.
Course 202, Inspection and Maintenance of Truck Systems, steps participants through performing inspection and maintenance on rail car trucks. This course has four modules that cover topics on the rail vehicle’s suspension, frame, bolster, gearbox, wheel, and axle systems.
Course 203, Inspection and Maintenance of Propulsion and Dynamic Braking Systems, provides participants with an the essential steps in inspecting and maintaining propulsion systems as well as preparing to work on those systems in a transit rail car maintenance facility. This course has three modules and comes with 45 minutes of video demonstration of inspection of a rail vehicle’s propulsion and dynamic braking systems.
Course 204, Inspection and Maintenance of APS and Battery Systems, is a three-module course that provides steps for participants to follow when inspecting and maintaining APS & Battery systems on transit rail cars. NOTE: This course does not have quizzes for each of its three modules.There are, however, pre- and post-assessment quizzes to be administered before and after the course.
This course provides participants with the essential steps for inspecting and maintaining friction brakes on transit rail cars.Course participants engage in a series of activities that help them prepare to work on friction brakes in a maintenance facility for passenger rail cars. Content is supplemented with examples to support participants’ successful application of the course content to their work. This course is organized into six modules. Please note that Module 2 is specific to pneumatic braking and Module 3 to hydraulic braking. The course instructor may choose to use one or both of these modules depending on their training needs.
Rail Vehicle Course 206: Inspection and Maintenance of HVAC Systems provides participants with the essential knowledge and skills in inspecting and maintaining HVAC systems on U.S. transit light and heavy rail cars. This course is organized into four modules: 1. Motors 2. Refrigerant Handling 3. Refrigeration Components 4. Heaters, HVAC and Electronic Control
This one-day course provides participants with the essential steps to inspecting and maintaining current collection systems on rail vehicles. The class focuses on overhead centenary and third rail current collection systems and their major components. Participants engage in a series of activities that help them prepare to work on current collection systems in a maintenance facility for passenger rail cars. Content is supplemented with examples to support participants’ successful application of the course content to their work.
05-29-2019 - Files updated with changes from Tech Editor.
Course 208, Inspection and Maintenance of the Carbody, is a one-day course that consists of four modules that provide participants with tasks to follow, procedures, and the major components for inspection and maintenance when working on the rail car. Content is supplemented with activities and examples throughout the modules to enhance information retention for inspection and maintenance procedures for any regional transit authority. Assessments are provided to measure participants progress and growth.
Course 209, Inspection and Maintenance of Rail Vehicle Doors, is a three-module course that provides steps for participants to follow when inspecting and maintaining rail vehicle doors on transit rail cars. NOTE: A written assessment follows each module and hands-on learning activities are strongly recommended.
This two-module course provides participants with the essential steps for inspecting and maintaining communication systems on transit rail cars.Course participants engage in a series of learning applications and case study work that help them prepare to work on communication systems in a maintenance facility for passenger rail cars. Content is supplemented with hands-on learning activities to support participants’ successful application of the course content.
Course 211: Inspection and Maintenance of Automatic Train Control, is a four-module course that provides participants with an overview to the inspection and maintenance procedures of Automatic Train Control components. Hands-on learning exercises are provided and strongly encouraged to aid in learner retention of the content.
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