ENSCO to Showcase Plans for the FRA’s Transportation Technology Center at the Transportation Research Board’s 101st Annual Meeting

ENSCO, Inc. an international leader in innovation and development of surface transportation safety solutions, is pleased to participate in the upcoming 101st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington, D.C., January 9-13.

ENSCO will showcase plans for the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. Starting in October 2022, ENSCO will operate and maintain the TTC in support of the FRA and U.S. Department of Transportation vision for the site as a modern facility dedicated to safety, security and innovation for rail and all other modes of surface transportation.

ENSCO will be supported at the TTC by a team of leading surface transportation experts, as well as a consortium of universities and academic research centers who make up the Center for Surface Transportation Testing and Academic Research (C-STTAR). Subject matter experts will be available at TRB to discuss opportunities for research, testing and training at the facility.

Additionally, ENSCO presenters will be participating in the following sessions:

Sunday, January 9, 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. in 146C
Session/Workshop 1034 – Railway Asset Management and the State of Good Repair, Eric Sherrock, presiding
Automated Data Processing and Analysis for Predictive Analytics and State of Good Repair/Railroad Capital Planning by Serkan Sandikcioglu, Ivan Pagano Aragona, and Ralph Maldonado

Monday, January 10, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. in 146C
Session 1052 – New Advances in the Sensing of Track and Rail Behavior and Condition, Presentation: Validating Rail Strain Gage-Based Measurement of Tie Reactions (P22-20504), Radim Bruzek, presenting

“ENSCO looks forward to supporting the FRA’s vision for a vibrant, modern TTC,” said ENSCO President Boris Nejikovsky. “This year at TRB, we will be showcasing how the ENSCO team will provide a full range of surface transportation research and development, testing, engineering and training services at the TTC.”

As part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Transportation Research Board provides leadership in transportation improvements and innovation through trusted, timely, impartial, and evidence-based information exchange, research, and advice regarding all modes of transportation. For more information about TRB, visit www.nationalacademies.org/trb/about.

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