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Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Transportation Engineering, held in Chengdu, China, October 19-20, 2013. This collection contains 459 peer-reviewed papers reflecting current transportation engineering research, with a special focus on China¿s high-speed rail network. Topics include: transportation planning and system optimization; traffic control and information technology; transportation and socioeconomic development; transportation security, environmental protection, and sustainable development; urban public transport; high-speed railway operation, organization, and safety; integrated transportation systems, including theory and applications; modern logistics and supply chain management; road and railway engineering; vehicle operation application engineering; and green and low-carbon transportation. The papers in this collection will be of particular interest to transportation engineers, transportation planners, and government officials.