WHEEL RAIL MANAGEMENT

TTCI Introduces New Tools to Manage Wheel/Rail Interface, Increase Fuel Efficiency, and Extend Rail Life.

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  Part One

  Wheel Rail Interface Management
  Railroad wheels and rails are made of high strength steel. A steel wheel requires very little energy to roll on a steel rail; indeed, care must be taken that a car does not run away on level track on a windy day. This is because the wheel and rail deform very little under load, unlike a rubber tire rolling on asphalt...



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  Part Two

  Wheel Rail Profile Management SFK
  Poor wheel/rail contact, particularly in curves, reduces the effective steering capacity of the cars negotiating these curves. This appreciably increases the rolling resistance of trains on curved track, significantly impacting fuel consumption, track forces, and wheel and rail wear...



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  Part Three

  Wheel Rail Contact Inspection System
  TTCI has developed an automated wheel/rail contact inspection(WRCI™)system using the Track Loading Vehicle or existing track geometry measurement cars...



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  Part Four

  Friction Control SFK
  In a study conducted by TTCI researchers, TTCI’s Train Energy Model was used to predict the energy savings over several revenue service routes on a western railroad using gage face (GF) and top of rail (TOR) friction control systems...

What's New

TTCI Organization Changes

Pueblo, Colo. TTCI's Board of Directors approved three organizational changes May 10, 2012. Firdausi D. Irani was elected to the position of Vice President - Business Development and Officer of TTCI, Robert L. Florom was elected to the position of Vice President - Engineering and Quality Services and Officer of TTCI, and Michael S. Sherer was elected to the position of Vice President - Operations and Officer of TTCI...




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Earth Day UpCycle Art Contest

Pueblo, Colo. Engineering Services Director Carmen Trevizo took home a Kindle Touch for winning 1st Place in the UpCycle Art contest held at TTCI's Earth Day celebration April 23, 2012...




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Sen. Mark Udall and Rep. Scott Tipton

Pueblo, Colo. Rep. Scott Tipton and Sen. Mark Udall are both lobbying congressional committees this month to guarantee that Pueblo's Transportation Technology Center, Inc., continues to get research funding in the 2013 federal budget...




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Cong. Tipton Presents Award to TTCI

Pueblo, Colo. TTCI was awarded the Export Achievement Certificate by the U.S. Commercial Service, Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration for being an international leader in railroad technology, security, and testing...




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PI Greg Garcia receives 2011 ASNT Fellow Award

A Fellow of ASNT is an individual member of the Society who has demonstrated outstanding professional distinction and who has made continued significant contributions to the advancement of NDT in areas such as management, engineering, science, education, administration or planning...




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