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Research Results
Positive Train Control Interoperability Test Support: Radio Frequency Desense Testing
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...
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1275 (Finalized)
Keywords: derailment; CSX Transportation; Princeton, IN; precautionary evacuation; hazmat; LPG
Abstract: At approximately 8:12 p.m., EDT, CSX Transportation (CSX) freight Train Q513-17, operating southbound on the CSX CE&D Subdivision, derailed 22 loaded and 1 empty mixed-freight...
Princeton, IN
United States
Research Results
High-Speed Rail Learning System: Education and Training Web Portal
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...
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1265 (Finalized)
Keywords: derailment; CSX Transportation; Lebanon Junction, KY
Abstract: At 3:21 p.m., EST, CSX Transportation (CSX) southbound freight train Q24129 (Train 1) derailed 2 locomotives and 19 loaded auto carriers at CSX Milepost (MP) 00026.7, on the...
Lebanon Junction, KY
United States
Technical Reports
Recharacterization of the Rail Defect Test Facility at the Transportation Technology Center
Keywords: Rail flaw detection systems, Rail Defect Test Facility, RDTF, nondestructive testing, NDT
Abstract: From May 2015 to December 2015, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) conducted work sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to recharacterize and redevelop...