Positive Train Control Test Bed Upgrades to Provide Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Testing Support Capabilities at Transportation Technology Center

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Task Order 314 upgraded the Positive Train Control (PTC) Test Bed at the Transportation Technology Center to support testing of PTC systems, components, and related equipment associated with the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) in a revenue service environment. Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) purchased and installed the necessary components, which included a combination of wayside, onboard, and back office server equipment. A final test of the ACSES II system, which accurately represented ACSES installation in revenue service, was successful and the objective of the task order was accomplished. In the future, FRA’s Task Order 331 will allow for additional transponders to be placed within the PTC Test Bed and programmed for different track speeds, Positive Train Stops, and Permanent Speed Restrictions. Also, within task order (TO) 331, TTCI will be able to adjust and reprogram the ACSES equipment to reflect changes to desired testing scenarios and track layout.

• Record URL:
  https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L16480
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Cover title: PTC Test Bed Upgrades to Provide ACSES Testing Support Capabilities at Transportation Technology Center
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Technology Center, Incorporated

  55500 DOT Road
  Pueblo, CO  United States  81001

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Railroad Policy and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Sheehan, Ryan
  • Gacnik, Jill
  • Gage, Scott
  • Morgan, Richard
• Publication Date: 2015-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 30p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Positive train control; Speed; Test beds; Test facilities
• Identifier Terms: Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System; Transportation Technology Center
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01567319
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FRA/ORD-15/22
• Contract Numbers: DTFR53-C-00012; Task Order 314
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 26 2015 1:41PM