CE560 Public Mass Transportation

Civil Engineering Schools of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Spring 2019


Above left: Nuernberg Tram, 1926-1973. Above right: Portland Tri-Met MAX (LRT), 2008

Prof. Jon D. Fricker
Office: Room G167C HAMP, Phone: 765-494-2205
Hours: Tues and Thurs 9:30-10:30AM
e-mail: fricker@purdue.edu

CE560 is offered in the Spring semester of odd-numbered years.


  1. There is no textbook for this course. Please buy Course Notes at Copy Mat (743-5995) in Chauncey Hill Mall beginning Friday afternoon 4 January 2019.
  2. The current Schedule of Topics dated 1 January 2019 is posted on Blackboard.
  3. Helpful links
  4. Adopted Transit Operations:
    1. To be determined

    Above left: PCC streetcar in Pittsburgh PA. Above right: Bus Rapid Transit in Curitiba, Brazil.