Full Moving Block Concept and Requirements Specification for Railroad Operations

Khasenye, David; Polivka, Alan; Vieira, Paulo; Khater, Mohamad; Li, Xu; Rosales-Yepez, Jose; Kindt, Joel

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Full Moving Block Concept and Requirements Specification for Railroad Operations

2022-08-31
By Khasenye, David ; Polivka, Alan ; Vieira, Paulo

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Creators:

Khasenye, David ; Polivka, Alan ; Vieira, Paulo ; Khater, Mohamad ; Li, Xu ; Rosales-Yepez, Jose ; Kindt, Joel
Corporate Creators:

Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
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, Development and Technology
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FRA/ORD-24-03
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Contracting Officer:

Bedini, Francesco
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

In a research project funded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) from May 2020 to September 2022, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. collaborated with a railroad industry technical advisory group (TAG) to develop 1) the concept, 2) the system-level, segment-level, and interface requirements, 3) the migration considerations, and 4) the initial safety analysis for an Interoperable Full Moving Block (FMB) method of train control. The fundamental objective of FMB is to achieve safety and near theoretical maximum capacity benefits without the artificial constraints inherent in fixed block operations. Through research efforts and guidance from the TAG, the team concluded that the O-PTC and QMB architectural foundations can be fully leveraged for the implementation of FMB with minimal incremental changes.
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Funding:

DTFR5311D00008L
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73149/dot_73149_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 803.07 KB]
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Federal Railroad Administration
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