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Quarterly Performance Reports
Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations Q1 2018
Keywords: Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations
Abstract: Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations
Technical Reports
Appendix B. 220 MHz PTC Locomotive Filter Test Plan and Procedures
Keywords: Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System, ACSES, Interoperable Train Control, ITC, Positive Train Control, PTC, locomotive radios, radio frequency filter, North American railroads, environmental testing, vibration testing, thermal testing
Abstract: Radio desensing can occur between any combination of two radios, including base stations, wayside, and locomotive onboard radios. Freight railroads using the ITC system will...
Technical Reports
PTC Radio Desense Mitigation Research Phase 2: Filter Identification and Testing
Keywords: Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System, ACSES, Interoperable Train Control, ITC, Positive Train Control, PTC, locomotive radios, radio frequency filter, North American railroads, environmental testing, vibration testing, thermal testing
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a project, conducted by the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), to identify and evaluate 220 MHz radio filter...
Technical Reports
Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement Technology Design, Development, and Testing
Keywords: Track geometry inspection, autonomous, unmanned, ATGMS, autonomous track geometry measurement systems, track assessment
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology has long advocated for the development and advancement of autonomous track geometry...