From June 2015 to January 2018, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to perform a 3-year study to develop guidelines for the implementation of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology by...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted with Jensen Hughes (JH) to conduct ongoing research on the feasibility of reducing the size of the test article for floor fire resistance testing. This computational study was conducted to determine...

At approximately 10:59 p.m., EDT, on Monday, May 18, 2020, Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. (BPRR) train SIBF, operating timetable northward on the BPRR Machias Subdivision main track, derailed at the north (bumper) end of the short spur (...

Background

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proposing an RPA to establish safety...

In 2014, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) reviewed and summarized published data and the capabilities of twin disk machines that included a unique machine that allows elevated temperature testing. TTCI suggested a methodology for future...