Get Funding: Innovate Rail Safety Tech!

Posted: November 13, 2009

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Summary

Rail companies and technology developers can secure funding to enhance and demonstrate an advanced rail defect detection prototype. This grant aims to resolve performance issues and showcase the cutting-edge capabilities of this safety technology.

Eligibility

Railroad Technology Safety Innovation DOT

Full Description

The purpose of this grant is the improvement and the refinement of the rail defect detection prototype developed by the University of California at San Diego under previous FRA R&D grant. Specifically, all the performance issues identified during the prototype¿s field testing at the Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, CO in July 2009 will be addressed and satisfactorily resolved. In addition, it provides for the testing and the demonstration of this new technology.