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Howard Street Tunnel Project
The Howard Street Tunnel Project (Project) will improve clearance at the Howard Street Tunnel (HST) in Baltimore City and 22 other locations where obstructions exist along the CSX Transportation (CSX) Interstate 95 (I-95) rail corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. The Project will remove...
Toxicity Test Requirements and Performance Criteria for Passenger Railcar Materials
Currently, there is no standard for regulating the toxic gas emission in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 130 or Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 238.103. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Fire Test Procedure (FTP) Annex 1: Part 2 toxicity standard with the 25...
Abdomen Impact Testing of the THOR-50M Anthropomorphic Test Device
FRA sponsors ongoing research on passenger rail equipment occupant protection at the Volpe Center. The Volpe Center contracted Calspan to conduct pendulum impact testing of the THOR-50M ATD. A series of 28 pendulum impact tests was performed on the lower chest and abdomen of the THOR-50M to...
LED-Enhanced Sign Research to Reduce Vehicle Queuing at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Researchers studied the effectiveness of an integrated laser-triggered queue detection system/light-emitting-diode (LED)-enhanced “DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS” sign as compared to a baseline version with no lights. Testing was conducted at the Jay Street grade crossing on the Metro-North Railroad in...
Positive Train Control (PTC) Critical Asset Track Database Auditing System (TDAS): Phase II
Phase II of the Track Database Auditing System (TDAS) program sought to produce a system development and implementation plan with a more comprehensive outline of the project approach and goals, as well as further refine the Concept of Operations (ConOps) and system requirements developed in the...
Positive Train Control Critical Asset Track Database Auditing System (TDAS): Phase II Appendices A Through M
The work conducted by TTCI took place under this Phase II research. The appendices includes the following: the System Development and Implementation Plan; the revised Concept of Operations (ConOps) document from Phase I; an updated System Requirements Specification document from Phase I; the...