Attachment 3 - TTC Structures_2019.docx

ATTACHMENT 3: TTC Structures Transportation Technology Center Structures August 2019

Core Area Buildings

#1: Operations Building – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

Construction Date: 1975 The Operations Building houses the primary office space, whose main structure was built in precast concrete in 1975, with a southern addition in 1980. The combined building contains almost 54,500 square feet of floor area. It includes a conference room 42 feet by 24 feet. A data processing area and the Operations and Control Center share a raised floor area 75 feet by 55 feet. The basement area (6,300 square feet) is used to store records and serves as an emergency shelter. FRA and TTCI made building sustainability improvement in 2011, including new windows, exterior wall and roof insulation, boiler, air handlers and condensing units of the heating, ventilating and air conditioning system, fire suppression system, and water efficient faucets. Office and parking lights have been replaced with high energy efficient components.

#2: Project Management Building – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

Construction Date: 1972 The Project Management Building is a one-story building, 180 feet long and 100 feet wide, providing 17,400 square feet of floor space. All lighting fixtures, and heating and air cooling systems are original. In 2016, the asbestos was removed and interior gutted.

#3: Rail Dynamics Laboratory – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

The Rail Dynamics Laboratory was built 40 years ago and houses three major rail vehicle simulators, several smaller test stands, and facilities to support laboratory testing. The high bay area is where most of the testing takes place, while all support equipment and service areas are in the low bay area. Two 100-ton rated overhead cranes with hook heights of 42 feet service the high bay, which is 355 feet long by 103 feet wide and is 55 feet from grade level to the bottom of roof structure. The main pit is 22 feet deep by 220 feet long and 84 feet wide. The low bay area consists of two floor levels approximately 265 feet long by 50 feet wide. Built-in provisions to reduce noise and vibration enable most activities in the low bay area to continue, while testing is underway in the high bay area. Some offices have been recently refurbished. The roof was replaced in 2014 and new light fixtures, high efficiency windows, and wall insulation were installed in the high bay in 2015.

#4: Center Services Building – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

The Center Services Building’s high bay is the primary facility for minor overhauling, repair, maintenance, and test preparation. The high-bay service area, measuring 367 feet by 100 feet has a clear height of 50 feet to the roof structure and accommodates all major services performed on rail vehicles. Two 30-ton cranes with 44 feet hook heights serve the building. Four tracks enter the high-bay area from the west. The building also has office space, motor pool area, parts storage, and craft shop areas for vehicle and building maintenance. Outside the building is a loading dock, rail car squeeze fixture, yard tracks, vehicle fueling stations, and a locomotive servicing facility. The high bay service area is constructed of a structural steel frame covered with prefabricated steel panels. The interior walls of the low bay area are constructed of concrete masonry units with a structural steel roof support system, and the exterior walls are precast exposed aggregate concrete panels.

#5: Warehouse Laboratory Facility – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

Construction Date: 1981 The Warehouse Laboratory Facility has a 21 feet high ceiling, storage racks, forklift access, loading docks, receiving area, walk-in freezer, and a flammable materials storage room. A portion of the space is sectioned off for the air brake laboratory.

#6: Security and Emergency Response Training Center – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

Construction Date: 1973/1994 The Security and Emergency Response Training Center provides classrooms and full-scale rail and highway incident simulations. The main structure is a pre-engineered metal building, 60 feet wide by 120 feet long. AAR added a crude by rail derailment scenario in 2014, with a training shelter and a containment pad with container vans to store drums of crude oil and E-III training fluid. The site has a power line extension and a water line extension with a fire hydrant.

#7: Transit Maintenance Building – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

Construction Date: 1974 The Transit Maintenance Building was constructed in 1974 and is used as a project maintenance facility for TTCI customers. It is pre-engineered metal construction, insulated and heated, 40 feet wide by 192 feet long, with a single through track. The building has a service pit 100 feet long between the rails with flat track for the remainder of the building.

#8: Fire/Security and Maintenance Building – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

Construction Date: 1974 The one-story Fire/Security and Maintenance Building was constructed in 1974 for interim warehousing and offices. The building is pre-engineered metal construction with a non-insulated and un-heated high bay, 130 feet wide by 277 feet long. A single track runs through the building, which serves several purposes, including craft material storage, lading and damage material staging, and emergency response vehicle staging. Areas available for project use, include ballasted track through the building for staging (no jacking), limited inside secured and un-secured storage, outside secured storage, 4,000 square feet of office area, which includes separate offices, conference rooms, a break room with kitchen, and restrooms with showers.

#9: Urban Rail Building – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

The Urban Rail Building and adjacent yard tracks were constructed in 1981 as a permanent maintenance facility for vehicles using the Transit Test Track. A Wye track extends to the building, which allows turning of vehicles without leaving the test area. Third rail power is extended along the Wye track into the building, with the power source controlled from the building. A portable stinger system can move rail cars from the end of the third rail into the building. The power supply is separate from the Transit Test Track, allowing isolation of the building from track testing. Each of the two rectifiers in can provide up to 1,000 volts with 1,000 amps.

#10: Passenger Rail Services Building – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

Construction Date: 1999, 2005 The Passenger Rail Services Building was constructed in three sections. In 1999 and 2000, the Japan Rail Facility constructed the initial phase—a pre-engineered metal construction, insulated and heated, 40 feet wide by 230 feet long with a single track running through the building. It has a vehicle service pit 12 feet wide by 82 feet long, with movable jacking stands for lifting vehicles over the pit. The remainder of the track is a flat track with jacking capability. Under an FRA-TSA memorandum of agreement, which expires in March 2019, TSA built and uses classrooms in part of the Passenger Rail Services Building. The area is over 6,800 square feet and has a large lunchroom and kitchen, four large restrooms, three training classrooms, five cubical offices, four enclosed offices, conference room, and storage. Rolling equipment and training props are in and around the building, which houses the FRA Locomotive Simulator.

#11: Track – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

· Total of 48 Miles of Track on site Precision Test Track (PTT) Multi-use track for railcar testing

· Pitch and bounce

· Twist and roll

· Yaw and sway

· Car impact

· Miscellaneous studies Precision Test Track (PTT) Multi-use track for railcar testing

· Pitch and bounce

· Twist and roll

· Yaw and sway

· Car impact

· Miscellaneous studies Railroad Test Track (RTT)

· 13.5-mile loop

· 1°-15’ curve and four 50’ curves

· Maximum speed 165 mph

· 12.5-, 25-, and 50-kV overhead catenary Wheel/Rail Mechanism Track (WRM)

· 7.5°, 10°, and 12° curving performance tests

· Dynamic curving tests

· Lubrication studies High Tonnage Loop (HTL)

· 2.7-mile loop, three 5° curves, one 6 ° curve

· Main use – HAL studies

· Test bed for various premium track components

· 25 MGT/month in controlled environment

Other Significant Buildings and Structures Main Gate Guard House – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

Construction Date: 2012 FRA built the Main Gate Guard House original structure in 1975, and replaced it in 2012. It now has many of the improvements recommended in DOT’s 2012 physical security assessment. Such items include bullet resistant glass and exterior walls, surveillance monitoring capability, panic alarm to local emergency response station, secured storage for firearms not allowed into the facility, badge reader system for employee entrance and exit, and improved vehicle barrier protection.

TTX Building – FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

Construction Date: 2007 The TTX Building was constructed in 2007 under a joint funding agreement between TTCI and TTX, a railcar manufacturer. TTX has a long-term use agreement with TTCI, but the building is FRA real property. It is a pre-engineered metal construction, 60 feet wide by 80 feet long, in very good condition.

Components Testing Laboratory– FRA Owned/ Contractor Maintained

The Components Test Laboratory houses dynamic test equipment including the dynamometer for railroad wheel and brake testing, rolling load machines for rail and component wear and fatigue testing, and a tie wear machine.

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