Sasser Family Holdings subsidiary NxGen Rail Services LLC has completed testing of its NxTrack™ automated track inspection system at TTCI in Pueblo, Colo.
Testing, conducted in partnership with HP Enterprise Services, was part of the AAR Strategic Research Initiatives Program involving automated track inspection with imaging technology.
NxGen’s NxTrack system operates on its track inspection vehicle, NXGX 391, collecting data at speeds up to 70 mph using optical and geometry inspection technologies and ground penetrating radar Technology. The test tracks at TTCI were configured with known geometry and optical defects, as well as buried structures that the NxTrack system was tasked to identify. Testing was conducted over three days.
“We are delighted to have been able to support the AAR in this research initiative, and look forward to publication of the test results,” said NxGen Rail Services LLC Managing Director Robert Grant. “Our technologies are enabling our customers to detect serious track defects that are otherwise overlooked, thus making an important contribution to rail safety.”