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Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal Phases 3 and 4 Summary Report

Under Federal Railroad Administration Task Order 257, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. partnered with BNSF Railway Company to complete Builds 1 and 2 of the Employee-In-Charge (EIC) portable remote control (PRT) application software and to successfully integrate and test the EIC PRT Build 2...

Railroad Industry Modal Profile

In 2011, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) published the first edition of the “Railroad Industry Modal Profile: An Outline of the Railroad Industry Workforce Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities” in response to the DOT National...

Transrapid Maglev System - Guideway History Overview

This report provides a brief history of the development and application of the Transrapid Maglev System Guideway from the initial application in 1979 to the current versions available for application projects around the world. Information is also provided on which guideway styles and types will be...

Evaluation of LED Sign Technology at a Passive Highway-Rail Grade Crossing

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), under the direction of DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology (ORD), conducted a research study that evaluated the effectiveness...

Feasibility of Flaw Detection in Railroad Wheels Using Acoustic Signatures

The feasibility study on the use of acoustic signatures for detection of flaws in railway wheels was conducted with the ultimate objective of development of an intrack device for moving cars. Determinations of the natural modes of vibrating wheels under various conditions are reported. Differences...

Status of the Transportation Technology Center – 2015

The Transportation Technology Center (TTC) is a Federally owned, privately operated test facility in Colorado. It has over 50 miles of test track arranged in different configurations for testing all aspects of vehicle-track interaction. Maximum test speed is 165 mph (265 km/h). Overhead and 3rd...