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We Need Automatic Braking on Trains, but It’s Going to Take a Lot of Hard Work

February 13, 2018

Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Gregory Winfree, J.D., and Allan Rutter weigh in on rail safety A number of high-profile passenger rail crashes have captured public attention recently. Although their circumstances may differ, the tragedies are a grim reminder that train safety belongs high on our list of transportation policy priorities. A long-distance train from New […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: freight, freight movement, policy, positive train control, rail safety, safety, Transportation Policy

Taking Border Performance to the Next Level

February 12, 2018

by Sushant Sharma In the transportation research business, we use the term “performance measurement” when we measure how a certain aspect of our transportation system is operating. For example, through crash reporting we can tell you with certainty how safe a road is operating, or, through commute times, how well traffic is flowing. Safety and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: border crossing, Center for Intelligent International Transportation, CIITR, freight, land port of entry, Performance measure

TTI’s Center for Railway Research

January 18, 2018

Tracking the Future for the Rail Industry With 140,000 miles of rail track in the United States, a lot can go wrong. From studying metal fatigue and railway buckling to mitigating track bed deterioration and worn-out, rotted crossties, the Center for Railway Research (CRR) at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) helps the rail industry […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: center for railway research, freight, rail

A Partnership in Progress: TTI, USDOT Celebrate a Half Century of Research Innovations

December 1, 2017

For the past 50 years, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has provided assistance to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to make the nation’s transportation system safer, more efficient and more resilient. Across the DOT’s spectrum of modal agencies—air, highways, motor carriers, rail, transit, maritime, traffic safety, and pipeline and hazardous materials—TTI expertise has […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 53, Number 4 Tagged With: connected transportation, environment, freight, human interaction, infrastructure, mobility, partnership, safety, workforce development

Innovative Data Applications Improve Border Planning, Air Quality

December 1, 2017

Using GPS Devices to Get Better Emissions Estimates The World Trade Bridge crossing in the Laredo–Nuevo Laredo region is the most used Texas-Mexico port of entry (POE). The crossing’s popularity helps explain the location’s relatively high vehicle emissions, caused by high truck volumes and slow speeds as traffic makes its way across the bridge. A […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 53, Number 4 Tagged With: air quality, border crossing, environment, freight, mobile source emissions, mobility, modeling, planning

Economic Benefits of Proposed El Paso Cross-border Freight Shuttle Highlighted in U.S. Treasury Department Infrastructure Study

February 1, 2017

A proposed cross-border Freight Shuttle System using autonomous, electrically powered shuttles to move cargo in 53-foot-long truck trailers on elevated guideways was named in a U.S. Treasury Department study to a list of 40 infrastructure projects across the United States that would provide significant economic benefit if completed.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: freight, Freight Shuttle International, freight shuttle system

Freight Shuttle System Listed as Project of Major Economic Significance

January 18, 2017

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s autonomous Freight Shuttle System (FSS) was recently listed as one of 40 proposed U.S. transportation and water infrastructure project of major economic significance in a study published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The study, authored over the past year by a team of third-party, independent infrastructure experts, highlights […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: freight, freight shuttle system

TTI Awarded Millions for Safety, Air Quality, Waterway Transportation Research

December 16, 2016

Institute to Lead New Center Dedicated to Transportation Emissions and Public Health The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) will lead or assist three new centers awarded up to $50 million as part of a competitive grant program established by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). A total of 32 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) were established […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: freight, research, transportation, University Transportation Center

Redefining Freight Movement: Read the Latest Edition of the Texas Transportation Researcher

November 7, 2016

Without curious minds, our transportation system would, quite literally, come to a standstill. In a very real way, the transportation research process keeps the system moving, and that process starts with a seemingly simple question: How can we do this better? Asking that question shines the light of innovation on the status quo to help […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: freight, freight shuttle system, Texas Transportation Researcher

New Transport Mode to Redefine Freight Movement

September 9, 2016

Autonomous Freight Shuttle Grew From TTI Research Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday helped unveil a new mode of transportation and applauded the partnership of university research and industry investment that made it possible. Abbott was joined by Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp in rolling out the autonomous Freight Shuttle System (FSS), which […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: freight, freight shuttle system, FSS, transport

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