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grant FR-CCD-24-009

California AI rail trespass detection and PTC demo on Ventura Subdivision

This Congressionally Directed Spending project will pilot AI-powered track intrusion detection integrated with Positive Train Control on a 4.1-mile segment of the Ventura Subdivision in California. Funding covers cameras, lidar, and radar to spot trespassers and automatically alert trains to prevent strikes. The goal is to prove the approach and enable future scaling to improve rail safety and…

The Project will demonstrate the efficacy deploying artificial intelligence for prototype track intrusion detection, integrated with PTC, on a 4.1 mile stretch of railroad on the Ventura Subdivision to detect potential trespassers on the rail right-of-way and prevent strikes by alerting the trai…

Funding Source

Agency: DOT - Federal Railroad Administration

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $1M
Award Ceiling: $1M

Eligibility

Special district governments

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