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TTCI proves the worth of R&D: the Association of American Railroads (AAR) is celebrating 25 years of operating the Pueblo test centre and 10 years since it set up Transportation Technology Center Inc (TTCI) as a subsidiary. Mr Roy Allen, president of TTCI, talks to David Briginshaw about their achievements and the future of railway research.

Publication: International Railway Journal
Publication Date: 01-SEP-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: TTCI proves the worth of R&D: the Association of American Railroads (AAR) is celebrating 25 years of operating the Pueblo test centre and 10 years since it set up Transportation Technology Center Inc (TTCI) as a subsidiary. Mr Roy Allen, president of TTCI, talks to David Briginshaw about their achievements and the future of railway research.(The last word)

Article Excerpt
THANKFULLY there has been a huge change in the fortunes of US railways since the AAR began operating the Transportation Test Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado, in October 1982, on behalf of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). With several railways facing bankruptcy at the time, it was quite a bold move by the AAR to decide to run a railway research facility.

"I'm very proud of our role in helping US railways achieve an incredible turnround in their performance from near-bankruptcy in 1982 to becoming fairly stable, profitable organisations today," says Allen. He cites two main developments.

One is the safe introduction of 36-tonne axleloads, which took 5-10 years to achieve. "We played a big part in this," says Allen. "This was...

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