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Jul
2018
Research Results
Positive Train Control Interoperability Test Support: Radio Frequency Desense Testing
Subject
Track
Keywords: PTC, ITC, ACSES, radio frequency, RF desense testing
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored research that was conducted by Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to evaluate the performance of the Advanced...
Report Number
RR 18-10
Office
RDI-23
6
Jun
2018
Research Results
Ballast Degradation Under Heavy Axle Load Trains at the Western Mega Site
Subject
Heavy Axle Load (HAL)
Keywords: Ballast degradation, triaxial testing, ballast box, heavy axle load, HAL
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), in conjunction with Union Pacific Railroad (UP), investigated ballast...
Report Number
RR 18-09
Office
RDI-21
8
May
2018
Research Results
High-Speed Rail Learning System: Education and Training Web Portal
Subject
Track
Keywords: High-speed rail, rail, on-line learning, workforce development, education, rail education
Abstract: The United States has begun moving towards developing a High-Speed Rail (HSR) network. However, the necessary workforce and expertise for planning, design, construction, and...
Report Number
RR 18-08
Office
RDI-22
10
Apr
2018
Research Results
Feasibility of Track Energy Metric
Subject
Track
Keywords: Track, energy, damage, wheel rail forces, vehicle-track interaction, axle-box acceleration, VTI, track energy metric, TEM
Abstract: Identifying track locations with rapid degradation potential and derailment risks due to structural failure is important for the railroad industry. Among the tools used to...
Report Number
RR 18-07
Office
RDI-21
28
Mar
2018
Research Results
Full-Scale Shell Impact of a DOT-105 Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: DOT-105, tank cars, impact testing, puncture resistance, hazardous materials, hazmat, finite element analysis, FEA
Abstract: On April 27, 2016, FRA conducted a full-scale shell impact test of a DOT105A500W (DOT-105) tank car at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO. The shell of the...
Report Number
RR 18-06