Rail Transport-Systems Approach

Part I: Means of Transport and Maintenance.- Effects of Braking Characteristics on Longitudinal Dynamics of Short Pas-senger Trains.- The Behavior of Traction Power Supply System of AC 25 kV During Operation.- Systems Approach to the Analysis of Electromechanical Processes in Asynchronous Traction Drive of Electric Locomotive.- The Aspects of Modernization of Diesel-Electric Locomotives and Platform for Transportation of Railway Switches in the Lithuanian Railways.- Systems Approach to Organization of Locomotive Maintenance on Ukraine Railways.- Part II: Infrastructure and Management in Railway Transport.- Systematic and Customer Driven Approach on Cost Efficient Improving Interlocking and Signaling in Train Transport.- Train Protection Systems in Different Railway Gauges.- Modelling of Traffic Smoothness for Railway Track Closures in the Rail Network.- Assessment of Polish Railway Infrastructure and the Use of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Prediction of its Further Development.- Dynamic Optimization of Railcar Traffic Volumes at Railway Nodes.