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Railroads

2020 BAA Research Initiatives in Support of Rail Safety—General

The purpose of the 2020 General Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is to solicit a variety of applied technology research projects that will support the strategic objectives of the Office of Research, Development and Technology and the research needs of the four FRA research divisions: Track,...

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...