Signaling System and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Upgrade to Transit Test Track at the Transportation Technology Center

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) have upgraded the Positive Train Control (PTC) Test Bed at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado, by adding cab signaling and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) infrastructure to the Transit Test Track (TTT). The project was conducted because of industry requests that indicated the need for a PTC Test Bed, which would use ACSES and Automatic Train Control (ATC) cab signaling on a Direct Current (DC) third rail electrified railway. TTCI developed and implemented a design for deploying ACSES, which uses an ATC-compliant signal system with cab signaling, and ACSES transponders and track database on the TTT (which employs a DC-electrified third rail). The required structures and equipment were installed and checkouts were performed.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37428
• 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, Development, and Technology
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Gacnik, Jill
  • Sheehan, Ryan
  • Gage, Scott
• Publication Date: 2017-9-18

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 47p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated enforcement; Cab signals; Design; Installation; Positive train control; Test facilities; Test tracks; Third rail
• Identifier Terms: Transportation Technology Center
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01647270
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FRA/ORD-17/16
• Contract Numbers: DTFR53-11-D-00008; Task Order 358
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 27 2017 4:12PM