Lesson One The Significance of Rail Transport 1
Reading Material：Rail Transport in America 4
Lesson Two Centenary of Chinese Railways 6
Reading Material：Railways in China 12
Lesson Three Beijing：Rail Centre 14
Reading Material：Beijing Railways before Liberation 20
Lesson Four More Traffic,More Trains,More Track 23
Reading Material：Expanding the Network to 80,000 km 31
Lesson Five The Tanzania Zambia Railway 34
Reading Material：Sleepers Will Help to Boost Tanzania Passenger Service 39
Lesson Six The Railroad Track 42
Reading Material：Functions of the Track 50
Lesson Seven Bridges 52
Reading Materials： 59
1．Some Famous Bridges in Other Countries 59
2．Suspension Bridges 60
Lesson Eight Tunnels 63
Reading Material：Stories of Tunnelling 71
Lesson Nine Railway Passenger Terminals 74
Reading Material：Working in British Railway Station 79
Lesson Ten Marshalling Yard 82
Reading Material：Freight Yard 90
Lesson Eleven Diesel Traction 93
Reading Materials： 103
1．Heating and Braking of the Train 103
2．Advantages of Diesel Traction 104
Lesson Twelve Electric Traction 107
Reading Materials： 117
1．Advantages of Electric Traction 117
2．Advantages of Diesel-Electric Locomotives 118
Lesson Thirteen Railcars 120
Reading Materials： 127
1．Advanced Passenger Train 127
2．A Short Guide to Tilting Trains 129
Lesson Fourteen Passenger Rolling Stock 131
Reading Materials： 137
1．The Pullman Cars 137
2．Various Types of Passenger Stock 138
Lesson Fifteen Handling the Freight 142
Reading Materials： 148
1．Freight Cars 148
2．The Gondola Car and the Refrigerator Car 150
Lesson Sixteen The Principles of Signalling 153
Reading Materials： 161
1．Signals and Signalling 161
2．Centralized Traffic Control 162
Lesson Seventeen CTC and Radio Will Raise Capacity 164
Reading Material：Electric Signalling and Train Control 172
Lesson Eighteen A Basic Microcomputer Organization 176
Reading Material：Traffic Light Controller 184
附Ⅰ 参考译文 188
附Ⅱ 词汇表 225