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:
  • Track circuits
  • Positive train control
  • Block control systems
  • Train operations Next generation track circuits
  • NGTC
  • Communications-Based Train Control
  • CBTC
  • Positive Train Control
  • PTC
  • moving blocks
  More +
• 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
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36593/dot_36593_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.51 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:24820819c18f32fa97306759bbab2e82bb0cdb65b13fc757f3374ef6096623391ab26bbdb9a2997df652bc2eea774ee5ef10297dc90fb70789c8f1555fc9ebe4