Status of the transportation technology center - 2015 : final report.

Details

• Creators:
  Tunna, John ; Maal, Luis
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroads
  • Railroad vehicle operations
  • Testing
  • Equipment tests
  • Stress tests (Equipment)
  • Laboratory tests
  • Test track
  • laboratory
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-16/05
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Colorado
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
• Abstract:
  The Transportation Technology Center (TTC) is a Federally owned, privately operated test facility in Colorado. It has over 50 ; miles of test track arranged in different configurations for testing all aspects of vehicle-track interaction. Maximum test speed is ; 165 mph (265 km/h). Overhead and 3rd rail electrification is available. ; Eighteen large buildings house offices, test fixtures, workshops and maintenance facilities. Outside facilities include the Security ; and Emergency Response Training Center, a crash wall, a rail vehicle squeeze test frame, and a fully functioning Positive Train ; Control test bed. ; Investment in TTC since its construction in the 1970s has ensured most of the assets are in good working order. Some long-life ; assets are at the end of their useful lives and are due to be replaced.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31179/dot_31179_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.86 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2a9edcaddfc23fbe43d689ea3d883fa93057eb37b1aa97340f1cf56d7ca6ffef