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Railroad Transportation Engineering: Articles

A guide to connect members of the Maryland Community with Railroad transportation engineering resources.

Finding Articles

Richardson Library provides access to nearly 170 databases though which you can access millions of articles on all topics.  Some databases more relevant to Rail road planning and Engineering  can be found below, left and further down the page are links to general and research methods database.

Railroad and Transportation Databases

IEEE/ IEE Electronic Library 
Covers topics includes: from computer engineering, biomedical technology and telecommunications, to electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics, among others.

Access Engineering 

This resource is an engineering reference tool for professionals, academics, and students that provides access to well known, current and authoritative,  engineering reference information.

National Transportation Library 

provides national and international access to transportation information, coordinates information creation and dissemination and offers reference services for the transportation community.

​TRID 

A database combining records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD).

TRB Publication Index 

 Indexes and abstracts from over 41,000 TRB publications and reports from 1923 to present. Some full text articles available.

​Environment Complete (EBSCO) 

offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. The database contains citations for articles from domestic and international journals, monographs and conference papers of the North American Association of Environmental Education.

Generic Research Databases

Academic Search Ultimate offers access to an unprecedented collection of many peer-reviewed and full-text resources that includes journals, magazines, reports, books, and videos in almost every subject area.

OmniFile Full Text Mega  covers core subjects, including applied sciences, art, education, humanities, law, social sciences and technology. Full text of articles from over 3,100 publications dating back to 1994. Indexing and abstracts from nearly 5,100 publications.

ProQuest Central  provides access to 27 of ProQuest's most highly used databases, with a variety of content types across over 160 subjects.

Sage Premier provides electronic access to over 690+ peer-reviewed journals. Sage's interdisciplinary coverage spans subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology, medicine and many more. Click here for additional information about Sage Premier.

Sage Research Methods  supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. SAGE Research Methods has more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, instructional videos and qualitative methods books from scholarly publishers as well as a Methods Map that can help those less familiar with research methods find the best technique to use in their research.

SCOPUS is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

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