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Office Safety Checker for Moving Block Train Control Systems

Document Series
Technical Reports
Author
Federal Railroad Administration
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/28
Office
RDI-23
Subject Train Control
Keywords
Office Safety Checker (OSC), Quasi-moving block (QMB), Full Moving Block (FMB), Interoperable Train Control (ITC), Positive Train Control (PTC), Centralized Interlocking (CIXL)
Office Safety Checker for Moving Block Train Control Systems.pdf (8.78 MB)

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 moving block train control system concept. The OSC component performs a safety validation of MBO safety-critical functions and certain Positive Train Control Back Office Server (PTC-BOS) safety-critical functions. It also leverages on the Quasi-Moving Block (QMB) Operational Concept and the Overlay Positive Train Control (O-PTC) concepts.


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Last updated: Friday, September 15, 2023