TTCI PREPARES FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL

Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (NEC) high speed trainsets have been tested at the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) in Pueblo, Colorado. An upgrade to the facility was necessary to allow high speed testing. The upgraded railroad test track (RTT), originally used for performance and evaluation testing of Amtrak's NEC trainsets, is expected to function as a key research and test facility for future high speed rail equipment and technologies. Typical test regimes include high speed stability, energy consumption, electromagnetic interference, high-cant deficiency, acceleration and braking, wheel slip and slide, endurance testing, and exhaust control.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Laine, K K
  • Spons, G
• Publication Date: 1998-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 199
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electromagnetic interference; Emission control systems; Energy consumption; Equipment tests; High speed rail; High speed track; Performance evaluations; Performance tests; Safety; Stability analysis; Test facilities
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00791205
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 2000 12:00AM