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Signaling System and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Upgrade to Transit Test Track at the Transportation Technology Center : Appendix A: Alstom Aspect Chart
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) have upgraded the Positive Train Control (PTC) Test Bed at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO, by adding cab signaling and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES)...Measuring Personal Travel and Goods Movement
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 established the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) within the U.S. Department of Transportation. This new federal statistical agency was charged with developing transportation data to support strategic planning and policy...Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT) System
The Volpe Center collaborated with Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to develop a cost accounting system named Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT) used by Amtrak to manage, allocate, and report its costs. APT’s initial development was detailed in a 2009 FRA Report to Congress and...Monitoring Longitudinal Rail Stress Using Diffuse Ultrasonic Backscatter
In this report, research was conducted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pertaining to the use of ultrasound scattering from polycrystalline grains to estimate and monitor stress in rail. The report presents a comprehensive discussion of the theoretical model of the scattering process,...Passenger Car Crippling End-Load Test and Analyses
The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) performed a series of full-scale tests and a finite element analysis (FEA) in a case study that may become a model for manufacturers seeking to use the waiver process of Tier I crashworthiness and occupant protection standards to qualify railcars...
Northeast Corridor Intercity and Commuter Rail Service Coordination Study
On Oct 5, 1978, congress required, in the form of a provision in the Amtrak Improvement Act of 1978, that the Secretary of Transportation submit "a report on the conflict between the needs of the commuter rail passenger service and the needs of the intercity rail passenger service in the...