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Performance of No. 20 Frogs of Various Designs in Revenue Service

Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) tested and evaluated the performance of four No. 20 fixed-point frogs on the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) track as part of the jointly funded Association of American Railroads (AAR) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Heavy Axle Load (HAL)...

Full-Scale Shell Impact Test of a DOT-117 Tank Car

On September 28, 2016, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a full-scale shell impact test of a DOT-117A100W (DOT-117) tank car at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO. The shell of the car was struck at the mid-length by a 297,000 pound ram car, which was...

Unmanned Aircraft System Applications in International Railroads

This report summarizes the current uses and issues associated with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in railroad applications, and provides the use cases employed by railroads. The report highlights global UAS market outlooks as well as regulations that influence the use of this technology around...

Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement Report

For several decades, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has compiled an annual civil penalty report summarizing the civil penalty claims for violations of Federal railroad safety and hazardous materials (hazmat) statutes, regulations, and orders FRA has closed.

Performance of Rail Fastening Systems on an Open-Deck Bridge

Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) monitored the performance of rail fasteners on an open-deck bridge and its approaches, located at Norfolk Southern Corporation’s (NS) eastern mega site. The project was co-sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Association of...