Proceedings of the August 1996 conference. Contains 104 papers which cover ways in which those involved in the business management, design, manufacture and operation of railways and other advanced passenger and freight transit systems might benefit from the latest developments in this area of information technology. Volume one covers railway system development and operational management and covers topics such as infrastructure, systems engineering, train operation, line capacity, and computer aided scheduling. Volume two focuses on the underlying technology and environmental issues such as vehicle dynamics, traffic control, regulation and protection, automatic guiding of MAGLEV systems, electromagnetic compatibility, safety, and computer aided maintenance. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.