2013 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Rail Transportation (IEEE ICIRT 2013) will be held on Aug.30-Sept.1, 2013 at the Beijing Friendship Hotel. IEEE ICIRT 2013 provides a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry and government to present their latest research findings in any aspects of rail transportation. The special topic for ICIRT 2013 is "Safe, Green & Intelligent Rail". IEEE ICIRT 2013 is sponsored by Technical Committee on Railroad System and Applications, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society and technically co-sponsored by State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University, Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, University of Birmingham, China Railway Society and Beijing National Railway Research & Design Institute of Signal & Communication Co., Ltd.