Positive train control test bed interoperability upgrades.

Details

• Creators:
  Withers, Jared ; Morgan, Richard
• Corporate Creators:
  Transportation Technology Center, Inc. ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Positive train control
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Modernization
  • Interoperability
  • Test beds
  • Railroad signals
  • Railroad safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 13-03
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Railroad Highway Grade Crossings ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY
• Abstract:
  Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) upgraded the Positive Train Control (PTC) Test Bed to support additional PTC testing configurations under Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Task Order 270. The scope of work provided additional PTC Control Points (CPs), expanded the number of PTC-capable signal blocks, and upgraded existing grade crossings.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26241/dot_26241_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 140.94 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:514200566b592f3684522f772bfd1911da3336fe6b7408cd28552fe8d7e825d03de943d6a617d90df5044b66a8d9407967859262b5ca7458ae92d6e2161ca5f4