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'''Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |
'''MxV Rail''' (formerly '''Transportation Technology Center, Inc.''') is a [[subsidiary]] of the [[Association of American Railroads]] (AAR) which conducts railroad equipment testing and training for member railroads.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Testing Facilities & Equipment |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/program-areas/testing-facilities-equipment/testing-facilities-equipment |access-date=March 24, 2021 |website=[[Federal Railroad Administration]]}}</ref> |
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From 1982 until October 2022, AAR manages operations at the [[Transportation Technology Center]] (TTC) as part of [[public-private partnership]] between AAR and the TTC's owner, the [[Federal Railroad Administration]] (FRA). The TTC is a railroad equipment testing facility located northeast of [[Pueblo, Colorado]]. AAR formed its Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) subsidiary in 1998, and TTCI has assumed the contract. |
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In March 2021, TTCI lost the contract to operate the TTC, effective October 2022. In March 2022, AAR rebranded TTCI as MxV Rail, as it works to establish its own testing facility in Pueblo. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:TTCI Train.jpg|thumb|left|AAR 2000 (ex-[[Seaboard Air Line|SAL]] 610), an [[EMD GP40]] locomotive used at TTC by TTCI]] |
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The facility operations and maintenance for TTC has been the responsibility of a contractor since July 1972.<ref name=HSGTA-1977>{{cite report |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/ien.35556029490174 |title=The Tenth and Final Report on the High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965 |date=1977 |author=Secretary of Transportation |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=16 September 2021}} [https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/fra_net/15927/1977_TENTH%20AND%20FINAL%20REPORT%20ON%20THE%20HIGH%20SPEED%20GROUND%20TR.PDF alternative PDF link]</ref>{{rp|89–92}} Due to reduced funding that threatened to close TTC, the FRA entered a public-private partnership with AAR in 1982, who would take over "care, custody, and control" of the facility.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndholmes.com/trip-reports/a-look-inside-the-transportation-test-center/ |title=A Look Inside the Transportation Test Center |author=Holmes, Nathan D. |date=April 19, 2008 |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> AAR formed its TTCI subsidiary to administer the contract in 1998<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.ttci.tech/evolution |title=TTCI Is Evolving |date=March 5, 2021 |publisher=Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> and the contract has been renewed periodically as a single-source award since then.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/federal-railroad-administration-announces-contract-agreement-transportation-technology |title=Federal Railroad Administration Announces Contract Agreement with the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |date=September 15, 2000 |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/ttc-management-transitioning-to-dot-wide-contract/ |title=TTC Management Transitioning to 'DOT-Wide' Contract |author=Luczak, Marybeth |date=March 8, 2021 |work=Railway Age |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> |
The facility operations and maintenance for TTC has been the responsibility of a contractor since July 1972.<ref name=HSGTA-1977>{{cite report |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/ien.35556029490174 |title=The Tenth and Final Report on the High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965 |date=1977 |author=Secretary of Transportation |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=16 September 2021}} [https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/fra_net/15927/1977_TENTH%20AND%20FINAL%20REPORT%20ON%20THE%20HIGH%20SPEED%20GROUND%20TR.PDF alternative PDF link]</ref>{{rp|89–92}} Due to reduced funding that threatened to close TTC, the FRA entered a public-private partnership with AAR in 1982, who would take over "care, custody, and control" of the facility.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndholmes.com/trip-reports/a-look-inside-the-transportation-test-center/ |title=A Look Inside the Transportation Test Center |author=Holmes, Nathan D. |date=April 19, 2008 |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> AAR formed its TTCI subsidiary to administer the contract in 1998<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.ttci.tech/evolution |title=TTCI Is Evolving |date=March 5, 2021 |publisher=Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> and the contract has been renewed periodically as a single-source award since then.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/federal-railroad-administration-announces-contract-agreement-transportation-technology |title=Federal Railroad Administration Announces Contract Agreement with the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |date=September 15, 2000 |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/ttc-management-transitioning-to-dot-wide-contract/ |title=TTC Management Transitioning to 'DOT-Wide' Contract |author=Luczak, Marybeth |date=March 8, 2021 |work=Railway Age |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> |
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In March 2021, the FRA awarded the operations and maintenance contract to [[ENSCO, Inc.]], who will assume responsibility for research and development, testing, engineering, and training services at TTC from TTCI starting in October 2022. In addition, ENSCO will expand the use of TTC to support more general ground transportation research.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/ENSCO-awarded-contract-to-manage-Transportation-Technology-Center--62899 |title=ENSCO awarded contract to manage Transportation Technology Center |date=March 9, 2021 |work=Progressive Railroading |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref> In April, TTCI announced plans to build a new, independent research facility in Pueblo after reaching an agreement with the Pueblo Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/ttci-to-start-next-chapter-at-new-pueblo-facility/ |title=TTCI to Start 'Next Chapter' at New Pueblo Facility |author=Luczak, Marybeth |date=April 27, 2021 |work=Railway Age |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref> The new facility would be in the Pueblo Memorial Industrial Park (next to [[Pueblo Memorial Airport]]) at 350 and 442 Keeler Parkway, employing 195 full-time employees; the economic incentive package included up to $4.3 million in rent abatement.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.pedco.org/news/celebrating-the-past-present-and-future-of-rail-research-testing-and-development-in-pueblo/ |title=Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of Rail Research, Testing and Development in Pueblo! |date=April 26, 2021 |publisher=Pueblo Economic Development Corporation |access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref> |
In March 2021, the FRA awarded the operations and maintenance contract to [[ENSCO, Inc.]], who will assume responsibility for research and development, testing, engineering, and training services at TTC from TTCI starting in October 2022. In addition, ENSCO will expand the use of TTC to support more general ground transportation research.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/ENSCO-awarded-contract-to-manage-Transportation-Technology-Center--62899 |title=ENSCO awarded contract to manage Transportation Technology Center |date=March 9, 2021 |work=Progressive Railroading |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref> In April, TTCI announced plans to build a new, independent research facility in Pueblo after reaching an agreement with the Pueblo Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/ttci-to-start-next-chapter-at-new-pueblo-facility/ |title=TTCI to Start 'Next Chapter' at New Pueblo Facility |author=Luczak, Marybeth |date=April 27, 2021 |work=Railway Age |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref> The new facility would be in the Pueblo Memorial Industrial Park (next to [[Pueblo Memorial Airport]]) at 350 and 442 Keeler Parkway, employing 195 full-time employees; the economic incentive package included up to $4.3 million in rent abatement.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.pedco.org/news/celebrating-the-past-present-and-future-of-rail-research-testing-and-development-in-pueblo/ |title=Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of Rail Research, Testing and Development in Pueblo! |date=April 26, 2021 |publisher=Pueblo Economic Development Corporation |access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref> |
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In March 2022, the AAR announced that TTCI would be rebranded into MxV Rail, a name based on the formula for momentum: mass x velocity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-15 |title=Building Momentum: Railroad Industry Introduces MxV Rail |url=https://www.aar.org/article/building-momentum-railroad-industry-introduces-mxv-rail/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Association of American Railroads |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://railroads.dot.gov/program-areas/testing-facilities-equipment/testing-facilities-equipment Federal Railroad Administration Testing Facilities & Equipment] |
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*[https://www.ttci.tech/ Transportation Technology Center, Inc.] |
*[https://www.ttci.tech/ Transportation Technology Center, Inc.] |
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*[http://www.aar.org/ Association of American Railroads] |
*[http://www.aar.org/ Association of American Railroads] |
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Revision as of 19:22, 15 March 2022
| Industry | Railroad equipment testing and training |
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| Predecessor | Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Lisa Stabler, President |
Number of employees | 300 |
| Parent | Association of American Railroads Federal Railroad Administration |
| Website | www |
MxV Rail (formerly Transportation Technology Center, Inc.) is a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) which conducts railroad equipment testing and training for member railroads.[1]
From 1982 until October 2022, AAR manages operations at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) as part of public-private partnership between AAR and the TTC's owner, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The TTC is a railroad equipment testing facility located northeast of Pueblo, Colorado. AAR formed its Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) subsidiary in 1998, and TTCI has assumed the contract.
In March 2021, TTCI lost the contract to operate the TTC, effective October 2022. In March 2022, AAR rebranded TTCI as MxV Rail, as it works to establish its own testing facility in Pueblo.
History
The facility operations and maintenance for TTC has been the responsibility of a contractor since July 1972.[2]: 89–92 Due to reduced funding that threatened to close TTC, the FRA entered a public-private partnership with AAR in 1982, who would take over "care, custody, and control" of the facility.[3] AAR formed its TTCI subsidiary to administer the contract in 1998[4] and the contract has been renewed periodically as a single-source award since then.[5][6]
In March 2021, the FRA awarded the operations and maintenance contract to ENSCO, Inc., who will assume responsibility for research and development, testing, engineering, and training services at TTC from TTCI starting in October 2022. In addition, ENSCO will expand the use of TTC to support more general ground transportation research.[7] In April, TTCI announced plans to build a new, independent research facility in Pueblo after reaching an agreement with the Pueblo Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO).[8] The new facility would be in the Pueblo Memorial Industrial Park (next to Pueblo Memorial Airport) at 350 and 442 Keeler Parkway, employing 195 full-time employees; the economic incentive package included up to $4.3 million in rent abatement.[9]
In March 2022, the AAR announced that TTCI would be rebranded into MxV Rail, a name based on the formula for momentum: mass x velocity.[10]
References
- ^ "Testing Facilities & Equipment". Federal Railroad Administration. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Secretary of Transportation (1977). The Tenth and Final Report on the High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965 (Report). U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 16, 2021. alternative PDF link
- ^ Holmes, Nathan D. (April 19, 2008). "A Look Inside the Transportation Test Center". Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "TTCI Is Evolving" (Press release). Transportation Technology Center, Inc. March 5, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Federal Railroad Administration Announces Contract Agreement with the Transportation Technology Center, Inc" (Press release). Federal Railroad Administration. September 15, 2000. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Luczak, Marybeth (March 8, 2021). "TTC Management Transitioning to 'DOT-Wide' Contract". Railway Age. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "ENSCO awarded contract to manage Transportation Technology Center". Progressive Railroading. March 9, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Luczak, Marybeth (April 27, 2021). "TTCI to Start 'Next Chapter' at New Pueblo Facility". Railway Age. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of Rail Research, Testing and Development in Pueblo!" (Press release). Pueblo Economic Development Corporation. April 26, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "Building Momentum: Railroad Industry Introduces MxV Rail". Association of American Railroads. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.