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Validating a 70-Ton Higher Speed Freight Truck Design: Phase II

Previously, Phase I of this project demonstrated viable market potential and operating economics for high speed freight service, and established that the higher speed truck (HST) prototype design is capable of meeting the dynamic and structural requirements expected in higher speed freight...

Wireless Digital Train Line for Passenger Trains

This research project evaluated current wireless communication standards used by high-speed passenger rail services around the globe and determined, based on those findings, an architecture design suitable for U.S. high-speed rail implementations that addresses application requirements,...

Railroad Wireless Communications Roadmap

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a project conducted by Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to analyze railroad wireless communication needs and future uses. TTCI examined the railroads’ general wireless communication needs and future uses, and analyzed in further...

Positive Train Location End-of-Train Final Report

The overall goal of the Positive Train Location (PTL) end-of-train (EOT) project was to build on the successes of the PTL Phase II project and further refine the use cases, review/modify PTL EOT segment requirements, and identify a path forward for addressing technical issues from the previous...

Laser Triangulation for Track Change and Defect Detection

Pavemetrics Systems Inc. teamed with Amtrak to demonstrate the feasibility of automated track change detection using its Laser Rail Inspection System (LRAIL). LRAIL is a rail inspection system based on the principle of laser triangulation and combines pulsed high-power, invisible, laser line...