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A Transit Agency Guide to Evaluating Secondary Train Detection/Protection Systems in Communications-Based Train Control Systems (2018) / Chapter Skim
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... SECTION 3  3  List of Acronyms  APTA    American Public Transportation Association  ATC    Automatic Train Control  ATO    Automatic Train Operation  ATP    Automatic Train Protection  ATS    Automatic Train Supervision  BCRTC    British Columbia Rapid Transit Co.   CBTC    Communications‐Based Train Control  CC  Carborne Controller  CENELEC   Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique (European Committee for  Electrotechnical Standardization)   CFR    Code of Federal Regulations  DC Direct Current  FRA   Federal Railroad Administration  FTA   Federal Transit Administration  IEEE   Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers  JFK Airport   John F. Kennedy International Airport  MTA   Metropolitan Transportation Authority or Maryland Transit Administration  NYCT   New York City Transit  LUL   London Underground Limited  OBCU    OnBoard Control Unit   PATH   Port Authority Trans‐Hudson  PTC    Positive Train Control  STD/PS    Secondary Train Detection/Protection System  TCRP    Transit Cooperative Research Program  TRB    Transportation Research Board  UPS    Uninterruptable Power Supply  VCC    Vehicle Control Center  VOBC    Vehicle Onboard Controller
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