Facility for Accelerated Service Testing at the Transportation Technology Center
TESTING AND TRIALLING FACILITIES
Transportation Technology Center
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Capability Statement
There are 48 miles of railroad track available for testing locomotives, vehicles, track components, and signaling devices at the Transportation Technology Center’s (TTC) Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST), Pueblo, Colorado. Specialized tracks are used to evaluate vehicle stability, safety, endurance, reliability, and ride comfort. Using TTC’s tracks eliminates the interferences, delays, and safety issues encountered on an operating rail system.
Capability – Systems
Rail vehicles; components; track
Capability – Testing
Heavy axle load testing (including effects on track); vehicle performance (including testing over ‘poor’ track and around curves), stability tests; rail defect detection research; specification compliance; wheel noise; suspension system tests; braking; impact testing; dynamic tests; certification
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