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Bus Research and Testing Facility
(Test Track)
The Bus Research and Testing Facility was designed and built in 1989 on the site of PTI's Transportation Research Facilities
(test track) with funding provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). This facility is an extension of the Altoona Bus
Research and Testing Center, which oversees the testing of new model buses in accordance with test procedures approved by FTA. New
features built at the Bus Research and Testing Facility include a new lane on the inside edge of the pavement durability lane, a handling area,
and a durability course. These areas are used during the safety, acceleration, dynamic towing, structural durability, and exterior noise
portions of new model bus testing. All new model buses to be purchased with federal funds must be tested using these facilities
Design Features:
 | 5,042-foot oval track, 15-foot wide |
| 1,250-by-100-foot handling area including a 300-foot diameter circular area at one end |
| 1,665-foot durability course including the following elements:
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Equipment:
| Single-axle dump truck with snowplow and cinder spreader |
| Pickup truck with snowplow and cinder spreader |
| Case-International 485 tractor with front end loader and rotary mower |
| Sound level meter and calibrator |
| Gravimetric fuel tanks |
| Load cell for weighing fuel consumption |
| Daytronics Model 3270B strain gauge transducer indicator |
| Correvit noncontact speed and distance measurement system |
| Heavy-duty wrecker for towing buses |
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