Civil Engineers in Public Transportation

Career Opportunities & Internships
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<p>So I have taken a class on Transportation Engineering at my school, but I felt it had more of an emphasis on Traffic Engineering than other fields of Transportation Engineering. I have narrowed down my interests in civil engineering to two fields: structural engineering or transportation engineering in an area like public transporation. I obviously have taken several classes related to structural engineering, but I am still not entirely sure what civil engineers do in public transportation. To be more specific, I would love to work for Rapid Transit systems or even work in high speed rail systems. Anybody know any resources where I can learn more about civil engineers in public transportation?</p>

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<p>Here are a few.</p>

<p>ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) has a transportation division:
[-</a> T&DI (Institute)](<a href=“http://content.tanddi.org/]-”>http://content.tanddi.org/)</p>

<p>APTA (American Public Transportation Association) is the trade group for transit officials:
[APTA</a> Homepage](<a href=“Home - American Public Transportation Association”>Home - American Public Transportation Association)</p>

<p>ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) is the professional society that covers both traffic engineering and public transportation.
<a href=“http://www.ite.org/[/url]”>http://www.ite.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;