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15
Feb
2024
Technical Reports
Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC PRT) Summary Report
Subject
Communications,
Train Control
Keywords: Positive Train Control (PTC), Employee-in-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC-PRT), work zone, electronic instructions
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to define the requirements for Interoperable Employee-In-Charge (EIC) Portable...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/08
Office
RDI-23
15
Feb
2024
Technical Reports
Impact of Advanced Train Control Technologies on Rail Network Safety and Operational Performance
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Advanced braking system, ABS, braking characteristics, freight train, network capacity, network velocity, passenger train, Positive Train Control, PTC, shared corridor, track utilization, train delay
Abstract: From September 2018 to September 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration contracted Sharma & Associates to conduct an analysis of simulation results from a 5,000-mile...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/10
Office
RDI-22
9
Feb
2024
Technical Reports
Mechanistic Investigation of Timber Crosstie Spike Fastener Failures – Phase I: The Magnitude of the Spike Failure Challenge
Subject
Track
Keywords: track research, cut spikes, drive spikes, screw spikes, elastic fastening systems, failure analysis, broken spikes
Abstract: The Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) performed a literature review, conducted an industry-wide...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24-06
Office
RDI-21
9
Feb
2024
Technical Reports
Automated Train Operations (ATO) Sensor Platform Data Analysis Rapid Prototype
Subject
Communications,
Train Control
Keywords: ATO, SP, Automated, Train, Operation, Sensor, Platform, Rapid, Prototype, Data, Analysis
Abstract: In a Federal Railroad Administration-funded Automated Train Operations (ATO) Sensor Platform (SP) Data Analysis Rapid Prototype (RP) project, a team from Transportation...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24-07
Office
RDI-23
5
Feb
2024
Technical Reports
Automated Train Operations Sensor Platform Framework Requirements
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Automated train operation, ATO, Sensor Platform, SP, ATO Sensor Platform, ATO SP, environmental monitoring, hazard detection, SP reference model, SP Framework, SP requirements, train control
Abstract: The Sensor Platform (SP) Framework was a system engineering project conducted in conjunction with the Association of American Railroads-funded development of automated train...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/04
Office
RDI-23