Technical Reports
Northeast Corridor Transportation Facts and Statistics
The material presented in the document is meant to provide basic information on the intercity transportation system and other select regional characteristics of the Northeast Corridor. Primary attention is given to the status of the existing transportation system and the magnitude and...Positive Train Control Desense Mitigation Test: Research Phase 1
Final report for Positive Train Control (PTC) Desense Mitigation Test Research project includes description of Northeast Corridor (NEC) PTC deployments, PTC radio desense scenarios, PTC radio desense mitigation approaches, PTC radio desense mitigation trade study, and recommendations. The trade...Next-Generation Foundations for Special Trackwork – Phase III
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Next-Generation Foundations for Special Trackwork – Phase I Next-Generation Foundations for Special Trackwork – Phase IIProbability of Detection Evaluation Results for Railroad Tank Cars
The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) used the approach developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Association to determine the probability of detection (POD) for various nondestructive test (NDT) methods used during inspection of railroad tank cars. The Federal Railroad...Full-Scale Tank Car Rollover Tests – Survivability of Top Fittings and Top Fittings Protective Structures
Full-scale rollover crash tests were performed on three non-pressure tank carbodies to validate previous analytical work and determine the effectiveness of two different types of protective structures in protecting the top fittings. The tests were performed with three different tank cars: 1) an...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...