Next Generation Track Circuits

Details

• Creators:
  Brosseau, Joe ; Kindt, Joel ; Polivka, Alan
• Corporate Creators:
  Transportation Technology Center, Inc. ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Block Control Systems CBTC Communications-Based Train Control Movement Authorities Moving Blocks NGTC Positive Train Control PTC Track Circuits Train Operations Next Generation Track Circuits
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-18/10
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report; Technical Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a project, performed by the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), to investigate next generation track circuit concepts that could support future methods of train control. Future train control concepts are being investigated in which train separation will be controlled by alternative technology (e.g., Communications-Based Train Control) while broken rail and roll-out protection are to be independently provided by track circuits. TTCI developed a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) document, conducted a technology survey, issued a Request for Information (RFI), and researched the characteristics of rail as a sensing medium.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFR53-11-D-00008L Task 0004
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:24820819c18f32fa97306759bbab2e82bb0cdb65b13fc757f3374ef6096623391ab26bbdb9a2997df652bc2eea774ee5ef10297dc90fb70789c8f1555fc9ebe4
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36593/dot_36593_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.51 MB ]