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On March 3, 2019, at 11:18 p.m., MST, eastbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) coal train 2CBTWL9-03 (Train 1) derailed 35 cars on Main Track 2, at Milepost (MP) 76.45 on the North Platte Service Unit, South Morrill Subdivision, near Oshkosh, Nebraska. Train 1 had two locomotives on the...
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), through a program sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), developed the architecture and core requirements for a Positive Train Control (PTC) Track Database Auditing System (TDAS), including system, subsystem, and interface...
In support of industry and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) objectives to develop methods to increase automation in freight rail operations, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) performed a requirements analysis and initiated a safety analysis for a locomotive-borne sensor platform...
From February to April 2014, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) performed research and testing on a broken rim detector concept by Diesel Intellect International (DII). The detector uses proximity sensors to detect the presence of rim material overhanging the field side of the rail....