“事业单位2020”的新家
An in-kind gift to 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 from Norfolk Southern more than a decade ago, 事业单位2020, 一辆SD60i货运机车, 被安置在霍利迪斯堡的库里铁路服务公司. 现在, 它的所有权将转移到铁路工人纪念博物馆, and it will be stored in the museum’s Harry Bennett Memorial Roundhouse.
The 事业单位2020 has rolled into its new home at the 阿尔图纳 Railroaders Memorial Museum.
An in-kind gift to 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 from Norfolk Southern more than a decade ago, the SD60i freight locomotive 被安置在霍利迪斯堡的库里铁路服务公司. 现在, 它的所有权将转移到铁路工人纪念博物馆, and it will be stored in the museum’s Harry Bennett Memorial Roundhouse.
The locomotive was originally built by General Motors for Conrail in 1995. Norfolk Southern took ownership of it in 1999 before gifting it to 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 with the unit number 事业单位2020. 从那以后，这笔捐款增强了学院的实力 轨道交通工程(RTE)专业 课程.
事业单位2020的特写.
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地点的改变对学院和博物馆都有好处.
"The close proximity of the roundhouse and other museum facilities to that of 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校's two campuses will afford enhancements to the students' learning opportunities and faculty research capabilities,史蒂夫·迪伦说, coordinator of the 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 Rail Transportation Engineering Program.
根据Dillen的说法, the railway typically must put engineering school graduates through six to 12 months of additional training to teach necessary industry skills. The RTE program handles most of this training through courses and lab experiences, 从而使毕业生立即为就业做好准备. The RTE program boasts a 100% industry employment rate for its graduates since its inception.
尽管柴油电力机车将保持不运行, 它将用于教授学生有关机车部件的知识, 组件的位置, 以及它们是如何结合在一起的.
在铁路运营中 & 安全课程, students will learn about the basics of controls in the cab of the locomotive and learn to identify major locomotive components. 铁路通信专业的学生 & Signals course will gain exposure to vehicle-based components that are interconnected to railroad signal systems, and those in the Railroad Mechanical Practicum will participate in lab exercises with the locomotive to learn about air brake systems, 柴油发动机, 牵引电机, 冷却系统, 和卡车/暂停.
事业单位2020将穿过阿尔图纳 as it travels from Curry Rail Services in Hollidaysburg to its new home at the Railroaders Memorial Museum.
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另外, various electro-mechanical engineering technology courses and independent study courses could benefit from using the locomotive. The addition to the museum's rolling stock will help propel its educational mandate and preserve a part of Conrail's heritage.
"This is a fantastic opportunity to help bridge the gap between preservation and modern-day railroading. 在加入这个火车头之前, our most recent piece of rolling stock dates to 1969 in the form of the Penn Central caboose. '事业单位2020' is now a placeholder of locomotive technology of the mid-1990s,乔·德弗朗西斯科说, 阿尔图纳铁路工人纪念博物馆的执行董事. “博物馆往往难以在保留历史的同时保持相关性. 这台火车头使我们的产品更加平衡."
The locomotive will provide learning opportunities and activities at the museum, DeFrancesco说, 包括职业教育, 干细胞实验室, and hands-on activities that will blend practices of past and present railroading.
十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 轨道交通工程 students pose with the 事业单位2020 locomotive.
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The locomotive is at present in a "store" state and will be considered for re-activation later. Museum visitors can expect to view the SD60i in the roundhouse during regular hours and special occasions.
"十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 is thrilled at the many collaborative partnerships engaged in preparing and housing the SD60i at the Railroaders Memorial Museum, 它将在哪里吸引和教育游客, 包括K-12的学生,十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校校长罗恩·达博说. "I am thankful for the opportunity to have our Rail Transportation Engineering students and faculty access the locomotive as part of the teaching-learning and research mission of the program."
The 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 RTE program was established in 2011 and was designed to prepare undergraduate students for the railway industry as engineering designers, 经理, 以及铁路各方面的专业人士, 包括土木工程, 机械和信号操作, 铁路轨道设计与维护, 铁路施工管理, 以及轨道车辆和机车的设计和维修.
The program is heavily supported by the rail industry through participation of senior executives from the industry on an advisory board that provides guidance to the program and supports it with equipment and scholarship donations.
“通过RTE的伙伴关系和持续增长, 创造真正身临其境的体验的机会将不断发展,德弗朗西斯科说. "It is a mutual goal of both 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 and the Railroaders Memorial Museum to utilize the SD60i as means to attract more students to the RTE program and more visitors to the museum."
事业单位2020, 一辆由诺福克南方公司赠送给十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校的SD60i机车, makes its way from Curry Rail Services in Hollidaysburg to the Railroaders Memorial Museum in 阿尔图纳, where it will be stored in the museum’s Harry Bennett Memorial Roundhouse.
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