本书是国家双高“铁道机车专业群”系列之一，是针对埃塞俄比亚至吉布提跨国铁路线路“亚吉铁路”电力机车司机培训项目编制的英文教材，内容涵盖：铁路线路、铁路车站、铁道车辆、铁道机车、铁路通信与信号设备、电气化铁路供电系统等内容，帮助学员了解有关铁路运输设备和运输组织的基本知识、基本概念和基本原理。

Chapter 1 Introduction to Modern Transportation
Task 1 Modern Transportation
Task 2 Introduction to Railway Development
Chapter 2 Railway Line
Task 1 Introduction of Railway Line
Task 2 Roadbed and Bridge Building
Task 3 Track
Task 4 Clearance and Maintenance Work
Chapter 3 Station
Task 1 Introduction to Station
Task 2 Intermediate Station
Task 3 Marshalling Station
Chapter 4 Cognition of Railway Locomotive
Task 1 Cognition of the Classification and Type of Railway Locomotives
Task 2 Diesel Locomotive
Task 3 Electric Locomotive
Task 4 New Technology of Locomotives
Task 5 Maintenance and Application of Locomotive
Chapter 5 Railway Vehicles
Task 1 Railway Vehicle Classification
Task 2 Marks of Vehicles
Task 3 Basic Construction of Vehicles
Task 4 Vehicle Maintenance System
Chapter 6 Signal and Communication Equipment
Task 1 Introduction of Signal and Communication Equipment
Task 2 Cognition of Basic Railway Signal Equipment
Task 3 Station Interlocking Device
Chapter 7 Electrified Railway Power Supply System
Task 1 Electrified Railway
Task 2 Electrified Railway Traction Power Supply System
Task 3 Catenary System
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