Professor Hani Mahmassani shares expert insights on airline safety in this NBC Chicago article! Check out the full article here: nbcchicago.com/consumer/do-yo…

Join us for the NUTC Sandhouse Rail Group Seminar! Hear from industry leaders Kevin McCann (Metra), Mike Noland (South Shore Line), and Scott Schiemann (Metra) as they share key rail updates for Chicago and beyond. Register now: tinyurl.com/Sandhouse2025

Happening Now: The NUTC Sandhouse Rail Group Meeting has begun! Kevin McCann, COO of Metra, is discussing enhanced service and mobility choices at Metra.

McCann highlights major developments at Metra, including: 1. Rockford service expansion planned for late 2027 2.Battery powered trains & digital-aged rail cars 3. Tech-driven efficiency & safety upgrades #NUTC #Sandhouse #Metra #Chicago

Scott Schiemann, Chief Engineering Officer at Metra shares how they're increasing the safety & infrastructure: 1. Bridge Program: bridges needing upgrades, aiming for modern standards 2. Smart Gates: fail-safe rail crossings with sensors to detect issues & alert control centers

Mike Noland, President and General Manager of South Shore Line, shares a video from the May 2024 ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the South Shore Line’s Double Track Project. #NUTC #Sandhouse #Southshoreline

Noland shares upgrades coming for South Bend travel: 1. 13-15 mins faster to Chicago 2. 90-minute goal for the trip 3.Improved safety with 14 crossings removed 4. Plans for a Downtown SB Station are in the works, with NICTD exploring an extension of the South Shore Line

Join us for the 43rd Annual William A. Patterson Distinguished Transportation Lecture featuring Dr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Register Now: tinyurl.com/nutcpatterson2…

Join us as Professor Xuesong "Simon" Zhou from Arizona State University presents "Flow Through Tensors: A New Computational Architecture for Layering Computational Graphs in Transportation Network Optimization." For more information, visit: tinyurl.com/NUTCSeminar

Join us for the next Sandhouse Rail Group Meeting on April 3rd at 4:00 p.m., featuring Tom Roadcap, Senior Engineer at Brightline West Trains! He will discuss "Brightline Florida: Design and Construction of a Higher-Speed Railroad." Register now: transportation.northwestern.edu/news-events/sa…

Happening now at the Sandhouse Rail Group Meeting: Tom Roadcap, Senior Engineer, Design and Construction at Brightline West Trains, is sharing insights on Brightline Florida: Design and Construction of a Higher-Speed Railroad. #SandhouseRail #Brightline #RailInnovation

Happening Now: At today’s NUTC Seminar Series, Professor Xuesong "Simon" Zhou of Arizona State University presents “Flow Through Tensors: A New Computational Architecture for Layering Computational Graphs in Transportation Network Optimization.”

Join us on Thursday, April 17 as Professor Liying Song from Beijing Jiaotong University presents: “Optimization of Airline Dynamic Multileg Capacity Control Problem Considering Competition from High-Speed Rail.” For more information, visit: transportation.northwestern.edu/news-events/se…

Happening Now: Professor Liying Song from Beijing Jiaotong University is presenting “Optimization of Airline Dynamic Multileg Capacity Control Problem Considering Competition from High-Speed Rail”at today’s NUTC Seminar Series.

Happening Now: Dr. Saif Jabari from NYU is presenting “Investigating Vulnerabilities in Autonomous Vehicle Perception Algorithms” at today’s NUTC Seminar Series.

Happening now: Dr. Nazanin Tajik, Assistant Professor at Mississippi State University, is presenting at today’s NUTC Seminar Series on “Uncertainty in the Vulnerability of Metro Transit Networks: A Global Perspective.”

Happening Now: Panama Canal Administrator Dr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales delivers the Patterson Lecture on “The Panama Canal and Global Trade: Past, Present, and Future.”#PattersonLecture

NUTC hosted the 43rd Annual William A. Patterson Distinguished Transportation Lecture on May 7. Please read the article by Brian Sandalow - "Panama Canal Leader Outlines Vision for Water Security, Community Impact." mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/…

Happening Now: Dr. Antti Talvitie, Transportation Consultant, is presenting "Nordic Connector: A Road Link from Finland to Sweden" at today’s NUTC Seminar Series.

We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Dr. Hani Mahmassani, director of NUTC, esteemed professor, and global leader in transportation research. His impact was profound and lasting. Read more: mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/…