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Positive Train Control Track Data Auditing System

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted with Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), to develop documentation for a system which automates the auditing of railroad track data for Positive Train Control (PTC). TTCI developed a Concept of Operations (ConOps) document and...

HQ-2017-1201 (Finalized)

At 9:43 a.m., CDT, on April 30, 2017, southbound Canadian National Railway (CN) Train A420 (A 42071 30) collided with the rear-end of CN Train U760 (U 76051 24). The collision and subsequent derailment occurred on CN main track at Milepost (MP) 112.5, near Money, Mississippi. Train U760...

HQ-2017-1232 (Finalized)

On October 13, 2017, at approximately 5:00 p.m. MDT, a single rail car rolling uncontrolled impacted a BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) “road switcher” Freight Train R-MON8151-13I (train 1) as the train was traversing from the Red River Industries' track onto BNSF's Main Track No. 2. he side collision...

HQ-2017-1212 (Finalized)

On July 2, 2017, at 2:29 p.m., PDT, northbound Amtrak passenger Train 506 derailed after running past the red signal protecting BNSF Railway (BNSF) Bridge 14, and hitting the derail on Main Track No. 2, in Steilacoom, Washington. Locomotive No. Amtrak 467 came to rest on its side and three Talgo...

PTC Test Bed Siding Signal Upgrade at the Transportation Technology Center

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Corporation, Inc. (TTCI) to continue work performed from February 2013 through December 2014 to upgrade the infrastructure and testing capabilities of the Positive Train Control (PTC) Test Bed by converting the existing...

Human Factors Evaluation of an Experimental Locomotive Crew Station

A human factors evaluation of an experimental engineer control system was conducted by the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) using a locomotive research simulator—the FRA’s Cab Technology Integration Laboratory (CTIL). The primary objective of the evaluation was to...

Development and Evaluation of a Moving Map Display for Rail Applications

This report describes the development and evaluation of a prototype real-time moving map display to support engineer situation awareness and safety performance for future U.S. high-speed rail applications. The development started with a hybrid Cognitive Task Analysis to develop Information and...