In a volatile economy and globalism, the role of the industry university is being transformed into the competence to integrate new business components inherent in ecosystems. The specificity of the evolution of the ecosystem of a transport university in the context of the transformation of the business paradigm is considered. The object of research is the ecosystem of the university.
Methods of systems theory, theory of synergetics, systems analysis and synthesis were used. The materials of the official sites, the current data of the rankings of universities, as well as approaches to the creation of university ecosystems have been analyzed. The main properties and stages of development of the ecosystem of the transport university have been established.
The positioning of a modern higher education institution determines the shift of the development paradigm towards the formation of an ecosystem based on the knowledge economy. A transport university, like any third-generation university, has such attributes of a business model based on an ecosystem approach as: synergy and transparency of interaction, decentralization and self-organization. The concept of the university ecosystem is proposed as an innovative format for its development in the management of spatial, personnel, social and technological development of railway transport in Russia, in response to the challenges of the national economy.
The results of the study will contribute to the selection by Russian universities of the most effective business models of management in scientific and educational ecosystems, as well as the trajectories of staged development. A promising direction can be the study of the specifics of management in ecosystems not only of industrial universities, but also of network, federal higher educational institutions, as well as universities with a special research status.

An attempt was made to apply an authentic approach to teaching, which consists in creating conditions for the accumulation of students’ own experience in vocational education. The concept of “authenticity” establishes a connection between training and real production conditions and determines the quality of the personnel potential of enterprises.
The work is based on theoretical studies of authentic education, the practice of training specialists in professional educational organizations. The solution of the set tasks was facilitated by the study of state regulatory documents, orders of the leaders of the railway industry on interaction with public organizations using methods of comparative analysis, comparing the data obtained, pedagogical observation, working out the practice of network interaction.
An interpretation of the concepts “quality of personnel resources”, “quality of education” is proposed, the term “professional authenticity” is specified. The conditions for the formation of an authentic specialist are identified, indicators of the formation of professional authenticity are determined, the content of the interaction of a professional educational organizations and production is concretized to achieve an authentic goal. Rethinking the concept of “authenticity” made it possible to identify and describe the complex of organizational and pedagogical conditions for the formation of the professional authenticity of a future specialist.
An authentic approach to education has gained relevance in the international educational community due to the applied nature and proposed new methods and technologies for training specialists, which causes the need for its further research.

The necessity of making changes in the educational process (EP) through the use of cloud, network technologies is considered. This training format allows you to apply new forms of training, communicate with teachers and students outside the classroom.
An experiment has been carried out showing the advantages of cloud technologies in organizing lifelong learning of students. For the study, two groups of 1st year students were taken. One group learned through a conservative, classroom EP, the other through the cloud. The students of the second group turned out to be more interested in learning, according of the final testing, they showed a high quality of residual knowledge.
The results of the study showed that the addition of cloud technologies to the educational process increases the student’s cognitive interest and allows him to be always and everywhere immersed in the EP. The modern student lives in the world of information technology and it is necessary for him to create a familiar atmosphere in education, to use the tools familiar to him. Learning should be more interactive. Then the student after graduation will become a real, knowledgeable specialist who will be able to apply the knowledge gained in his work. The disadvantages of cloud technologies have also been identified. The level of computer literacy of the majority of teachers will not allow them to use new solutions everywhere.

Changes in education contribute to its modernization and renewal. Along with new forms, methods and means of enriching the educational process, the well-known teaching methods using electronic textbooks also hold a positive trend.
In the Tomsk Technical School of Railway Transport — branch of the Siberian Transport University electronic textbooks are widely used. The tendency of their application and implementation in educational activities, both with full-time and distance learning, gives good results. Because they use an electronic textbook created for everyone requirements. A plus is the fact that the electronic textbook is developed on the basis of the copyright material of the subject teacher, taking into account intrasubject and intersubject communications. Such development gives a number of advantages over the traditional print publication and allows to achieve higher levels of learning in comparison with traditional forms of training.
For students of all specialties, the electronic textbook is an indispensable assistant in the development of disciplines, and for graduates of the specialty “Information Systems” such a textbook is also a good test of their knowledge, skills and competencies. Students of this specialty develop and create electronic textbooks for a technical school under the guidance of scientific advisers and subject teachers, from whom it was requested to present the training course in a multimedia form. as an example, we consider the features of the development, creation, implementation of an electronic textbook on the subject “Astronomy” in the educational process.

The purpose of the article is to assess the probability of transferring the cargo flow of the main cargo of Belarus from the Baltic ports to the railways of Russia and Russian ports in the Baltic. Using such theoretical methods of research as analysis, generalization, forecasting and hypothesizing, the main trends in the development of the railway network and Russian ports in the Baltic Sea, as well as factors affecting the likelihood of changes in the scheme of cargo flows of export cargo, are identified. Brief conclusions are made about the probability of changes in cargo traffic. In particular, it was found that such criteria as the price offered by Russian logistics companies and port operators for servicing significant volumes of Belarusian cargo, as well as the development of logistics chains, will have a significant impact on the decision of Belarus to abandon the services of Baltic ports. A study of the operational activities of the Baltic sea ports and the Lenin-grad Region suggests that they take place in a highly competitive environment and require constant work to diversify cargo flows, as well as investments to modernize the port and related railway infrastructure. The construction of the Ust-Luga railway junction has brought this junction to a leading position not only in Russia, but also in Europe. The Ust-Luga transport hub is capable of processing 20 types of cargo at 12 terminals, according to the level of technological equipment. It is assumed that when the port of Ust-Luga reaches its maximum capacity by 2024, the transit potential of Belarusian cargo will be fully provided.

In the context of the development of the digital economy, it is necessary to introduce elements of distance education technologies into the educational process. This will make the learning process continuous. Distance technologies allow you to master programs of higher and secondary education (especially in correspondence and full-time forms) on the job. The introduction of distance learning technologies in the educational process increases students ‘ interest in the subject being studied. In modern conditions, the development of online courses is relevant. To increase the interest of students in online courses, it is recommended to involve representatives of employers to record lectures on specific topics within the online course. An important role is played by the introduction of elements of remote technologies in the organization of current and intermediate certification.
The article is written on the basis of the author’s own pedagogical experience. Systematizes the directions of introduction of distance educational technologies that can be used both for the organization of the educational process and for all types of control of students knowledge. The article dis-cusses the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning, as well as the possibility of using elements of distance learning technologies in the implementation based correspondence courses that will be relevant in the implementation of federal state educational standard 3++ (including professional standards).
Examples of experience in organizing the educational process with elements of distance learning are given.

The subject of the study is the study of technically possible localization options for the contrailer terminal. The relevance is related to the practical need to improve the organization of the station through its track and territorial development.
Used analytical, design methods, evolutionary and functional approach.
Using the evolutionary-functional approach, alternative, technically possible options for improving the operation of the station were identified, taking into account the location of the contrailer terminal as part of the transport hub.
The possible options for the station’s development were critically evaluated. It was found that option 1 is located close to the station and requires minimal time to perform shunting operations. The advantages of option 2: the proximity of a year-round working seaport; a large free area for construction and no intersection with the main tracks of the station. It is noted that the final decision is possible only after the economic assessment of the options.

The transport of goods contributes to an increase in global greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the fact that its share is much less than that of industries, there is significant legislative pressure to reduce emissions from transport. A review and critical analysis of strategies to reduce or completely eliminate the negative impact of international logistics supply chains on the environment was carried out.
Comparative characteristics of transport modes are presented, taking into account their negative impact on the environment. An extended review of scientific and practical publications on the topic of “green supply chain management” was carried out in order to reduce the negative impact of cargo transportation on the environment. Strategic solutions have been identified and analyzed to reduce emissions associated with the transportation of goods. Highlighted strategies, the attitude towards which in society has changed for the worse.
The main method used is critical analysis. The subject of research is the area according to the passport of the scientific specialty 05.22.01 “Transport and transport-technological systems of the country, its regions and cities, organization of production in transport”, p. 6 “Protection of the environment from the polluting effects of transport”.
The scientific novelty of the research lies in the proposed theoretical foundations and the identification of operational “tools” for improving the environmental friendliness of supply chains in the form of combined strategies.
The relevance of the work is substantiated by environmental priorities in the state policy of the Russian Federation. In 2019, a large-scale national project “Ecology” was launched in our country, the main goal of which is to change the negative impact on the environment by 2030 and create comfortable living conditions for people in the country.
It has been found that the available modes of transport vary greatly in emissions, with slower modes of transport generally having fewer emissions than faster ones.

The study is devoted to the first two decades of the existence of the Khabarovsk Technical Railway School. It was created during the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and is intended to provide personnel for its eastern section — the Ussuri Railway. At present, the legal successor of the school is the Khabarovsk Technical School of Railway Transport.
The problems of recruiting the commanding staff before 1917 are outlined, brief biographies of the first three heads of the school, who played a huge role in its formation, are given. Separately, the issues of staffing the teaching corps, which consisted of staff teachers and engineers involved in production, mainly from the Ussuriysk railway, were considered. The conditions for the recruitment of students and the order of their training are given; a brief description of the social composition of students. A detailed list of taught disciplines is shown, including not only general education, but also special subjects. The practical orientation of the work of the educational institution, which graduated mid-level specialists for the track and traction departments, is noted. The system of educational work in the school, which was based on Orthodoxy, has been investigated. Great importance was attached to the material support of the educational process: the school had a beautiful two-story building for its time.

The issues of development and practical implementation of control systems and devices and traffic safety assurance, which lead to the digital future of railways, are considered. The main directions of digitalization of European railways are presented. The role and importance of the European Train Management System (ETCS) and the European Train Management and Safety Management System (ERTMS) are shown. Both systems are being implemented on the railways of European countries in stages (levels). Various systems of centralization of points and signals are gradually being replaced by digital centralization (DSTW). At the same time, much attention is paid to equipping railway crossings with modern automation and traffic safety. In different European countries, research and development work is being carried out and projects for the automation of train control are being implemented. At this stage, the automation process is being carried out more actively in public transport, especially successfully in the metro. The increasing use of distributed diagnostic components in rail transport has been observed along with the growing demand for a centralized diagnostic system. The works in the field of using the capabilities of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other modern technologies are noted.
The study of foreign experience in digitalization of railway transport is useful to take into account when solving the problems of development and digitalization of Russian railways.

Volunteer activity is gaining popularity among students of professional educational organizations as one of the forms of social activity of the younger generation.
Today, in many educational organizations, not only higher, but also secondary vocational education, volunteer associations operate on a permanent basis. The number of young people in Russia engaged in volunteer activities is constantly growing.
Volunteering today is a driving force that helps to effectively solve many educational problems. Involving young people in volunteer activities is of great importance: by taking part in certain events or social projects, children gain invaluable practical experience; help specific people. And communication with people of different ages, social status, assistance in solving their problems, experience contribute to the moral development of young people.
Based on modern scientific literature, of Internet sources identified the key characteristics of volunteering: independence, versatility, cohesion in certain situations of a team of like-minded people, creativity, interest, decision-making, socialization of volunteers. The movement of volunteering and its dynamics in modern Russia are considered on the example of the Elets Technical School of Railway Transport — branch of the Rostov State Transport University.

In recent years, there has been an active revival of the movement of Student detachments. The authors, using the example of the Chelyabinsk Institute of Railway Transport — branch of the Ural State University of Railway Transport, share their experience in organizing student teams. Questions are raised about the potential of student detachments in solving modern problems related to the training of future specialists. By organizing student detachments in an educational institution, it is possible to carry out real practical training of students for future professional activities. Student detachments helps to establish mutually beneficial cooperation between the university and the future employer interested in obtaining highly qualified personnel for the industry. The role of construction detachments in the formation of personality and worldview of modern students, motivation of their behavior is described. The tendencies of the development of detachment life during the period of academic semesters are shown: creative festivals, sports days, intellectual contests, charity events.
The work of students in the construction detachments makes it possible to prepare not only a highly qualified specialist, but also to bring up a harmonious personality. Prospects for the development of the student detachments in Russia are considered. The development and support of the student detachment movement is one of the most important vectors in modern life, it is strategically important, it educates student youth in the right direction, it is the popularization of labor as a means to ensure a reliable future for oneself, the education of patriotism.

Discusses the experience of publishing educational literature for students of educational organizations under the jurisdiction of the Federal Agency for railway transport.