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This paper proposes a torque predictive control for dynamic performance improvement of clamping force in electro-mechanical brake

(EMB) for railroad cars. In general, pneumatic braking system (PBS) is used for railroad cars. It is sensitive depending on environmental

changes and it has increasing idle running time because of slow dynamic response. Additionally, the PBS has low braking efficiency in

case braking torque more than standard value is applied to the brake system such as emergency braking. In order to overcome these

disadvantages of the PBS, the EMB is used for the railroad cars. The EMB for railroad cars has advantages that increasing the fuel

efficiency and design flexibility because it is able to decrease vehicle weight of railroad cars and secure space for design. In this paper,

control method for dynamic performance improvement of clamping force in EMB for railroad car is proposed. The effectiveness of the

proposed control method is verified by the simulation results.