本书适应“一带一路”倡议和“铁路走出去”战略对国际铁路培训的需要，结合铁路最新技术、装备，充分展示了中国铁路的最新成就，系统阐述了铁路设备及运营管理的基础知识与原理，科学解释中国铁路的热点、难点问题，包括绪论、铁路运输基本设备、铁路运输组织与安全管理等3篇共15章，以“概述-基础固定设施-载运工具-车站-信号通信-输组织与安全管理”为主线，对现代交通运输、铁路分类、铁路建设与发展、铁路管理、铁路线路、牵引供电系统、机车车辆、车站、信号与通信设备、运输组织及安全管理等内容进行了系统阐释和梳理。

Part Ⅰ Introduction
Chapter Ⅰ Railway Transportation System and Its Technical and Economic Characteristics
Section Ⅰ Railway Transportation System
Section Ⅱ Technical and Economic Characteristics of Railway and Other Modes of Transport
Chapter Ⅱ Classification of Railways
Section Ⅰ Mode-based Classification of Railways
Section Ⅱ Classification of Railways Based on Transportation Characteristics
Chapter Ⅲ Railway Development
Section Ⅰ Railway Development Worldwide
Section Ⅱ Railway Development in China
Chapter Ⅳ Management of Railways in China
Section Ⅰ Overview
Section Ⅱ Operation Management of Railways in China
Section Ⅲ Construction Management of Railway
Part Ⅱ Basic Railway Facilities
Chapter Ⅰ Railway Lines
Section Ⅰ Overview
Section Ⅱ Plane and Profile of Railway Line
Section Ⅲ Subgrade, Bridge and Tunnel Structures
Section Ⅳ Tracks
Section Ⅴ Railway Clearance
Section Ⅵ Maintenance of the Line
Chapter Ⅱ Power Supply System for Traction
Section Ⅰ Description
Section Ⅱ Power Supply Mode of Power Supply System for Traction
Section Ⅲ OCS and Its Power Supply Mode
Section Ⅳ Power Supply and Power Supply Safety Detection & Monitoring System (6C)
Chapter Ⅲ Railway Cars
Section Ⅰ Classification and Functions
Section Ⅱ Basic Composition of Railway Cars
Section Ⅲ Marks, Parameters and Dimensions of Cars
Section Ⅳ Maintenance of Cars
Section Ⅴ Self-propelled special equipment
Chapter Ⅳ Railway Locomotives
Section Ⅰ Description
Section Ⅱ Diesel Locomotive
Section Ⅲ Electric Locomotive
Section Ⅳ Management, Maintenance and Safety Protection of Locomotives
Chapter Ⅴ MUs
Section Ⅰ Description
Section Ⅱ Main Types of MUs in China and Designation
Section Ⅲ Key Components of MU
Section Ⅳ Maintenance and Safety Monitoring System for Operation of MUs
Chapter Ⅵ Railway Station
Section Ⅰ Description
Section Ⅱ Intermediate Station, Passing Station, and Overtaking Station
Section Ⅲ District Station
Section Ⅳ Marshalling Station
Section Ⅴ Passenger Station
Section Ⅵ Freight Yard and Station
Section Ⅶ Heavy-haul Railway Station
Section Ⅷ Railway Junction Terminal
Chapter Ⅶ Signal and Communication Facilities
Section Ⅰ Principal Signal Facilities for Railway
Section Ⅱ Basic Facilities for Signal
Section Ⅲ Interlocking Equipment
Section Ⅳ Section Block Equipment
Section Ⅴ Automatic Train Control (ATC)
Section Ⅵ Railway Communication Facilities
Section Ⅶ Maintenance of Signal and Communication Facilities
Part Ⅱ Railway Transportation Organization and Safety Management
Chapter Ⅰ Railway Passenger Transportation Organization
Section Ⅰ Introduction
Section Ⅱ Railway Passenger Transportation Plan
Section Ⅲ Railway Passenger Service Organization
Section Ⅳ Railway Passenger Ticketing System
Chapter Ⅱ Railway Freight Transportation Organization
Section Ⅰ Description
Section Ⅱ Categories and Conditions of Railway Freight Transportation
Section Ⅲ Basic Operations in Railway Freight Transportation
Section Ⅳ Railway Containerization and Container Transportation
Section Ⅴ Railway Transportation for Special Goods
Chapter Ⅲ Railway Train Operation Organization
Section Ⅰ Train
Section Ⅱ Train Running Organization
Section Ⅲ Organization of Train Operation
Section Ⅳ Operation Organization at Stations
Section Ⅴ Railway Transportation Dispatching & Command
Section Ⅵ Principal Comprehensive Indicators of Railway Transportation
Chapter Ⅳ Railway Safety Management
Section Ⅰ Description
Section Ⅱ Modes, Modules and Core Mechanisms of Railway Operation Safety Management in China
Section Ⅲ Railway Safety Regulations and Operati