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Technical Reports
Office Safety Checker for Moving Block Train Control Systems
Keywords: Office Safety Checker (OSC), Quasi-moving block (QMB), Full Moving Block (FMB), Interoperable Train Control (ITC), Positive Train Control (PTC), Centralized Interlocking (CIXL)
Abstract: As part of a project sponsored by FRA, TTCI developed and analyzed a concept for the Office Safety Checker (OSC) component of the Moving Block Office (MBO), a segment of a...
Technical Reports
Operational Performance and Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Analysis Model (OPRAM) Development
Keywords: Overlay Positive Train Control, Higher Reliability and Capacity Train Control, Enhanced Overlay PTC, Quasi-Moving Block, Full Moving Block, Reliability Availability and Maintainability, Operational Performance
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (MxV Rail) conducted a project for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to complete the development of Operational Performance and...
Technical Reports
Case Studies to Develop a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Analysis Framework Using Microsimulation
Keywords: Rail, at-grade crossings, train crossing, traffic analysis, traffic operations, simulation
Abstract: There are approximately 126,700 highway-rail at-grade crossings in the U.S. A portion of those involve high-volume public streets where crossing events result in measurable...
Technical Reports
Locomotive Horn Detectability at Closely-Spaced Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Highway-rail, grade crossing, locomotive horn, train horn, safety, quiet zone, railroad
Abstract: Researchers assessed the feasibility of altering the locomotive horn sounding pattern of repetition at each crossing in a series of closely-spaced grade crossings by exploring...
Research Results
Office Safety Checker for Moving Block Train Control Systems
Keywords: Quasi-Moving Block (QMB), Full-Moving Block (FMB), Positive Train Control (PTC)
Abstract: As part of a research project sponsored by FRA between June 2020 and May 2022, TTCI developed and analyzed a concept for the Office Safety Checker (OSC) component of the Moving...