The proposed activity is a workforce development project with a specific focus on the development of a railroad engineering program by the university of delaware for implementation at morgan state…

The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $5,740,796 project grant under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program to the University of Delaware. The grant will fund a workforce development project to develop a railroad engineering program at Morgan State University, a historically black college and university located in Baltimore, Maryland. The University of Delaware will develop the program for implementation at Morgan State University, serving as a template for similar programs at other historically black colleges and universities. The goals are to train more stakeholders and increase workforce diversity in the railroad industry.

A subaward of $5,740,796 will support Morgan State University in expanding and strengthening its existing transportation engineering program to include a railroad concentration at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The program aims to establish railroad transportation engineering as a viable career path for underserved and urban minority populations through aggressive student recruitment, training, retention, and job placement efforts. It intends to supply much needed skilled labor to bolster U.S. competitiveness in the railroad and transit industry. Morgan State University will serve as a model for collaborating with other minority-serving institutions to include railroad transportation in their curriculums.

The proposed activity is a workforce development project with a specific focus on the development of a railroad engineering program by the university of delaware for implementation at morgan state university (MSU), a historically black college and university (hbcu) located in baltimore, maryland. This development and implementation activity will serve as a template and model for implementation of similar programs at other hbcus in other parts of the united states. The ultimate goals are to train more stakeholders and increase the workforce diversity.