The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) has placed the award of a contract to ENSCO, Inc. to fabricate and test a prototype of an 8-axle cask railcar, known as a Fortis railcar, to transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. As the prototype is constructed, ENSCO, Inc., a leading provider of railroad engineering services, will pursue conditional approval from the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Equipment Engineering Committee to use the car for the transport of radioactive material.

Today, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and ENSCO, Inc. celebrated 50 years of transportation research and development at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO, during an event with federal and state government officials and commercial transportation representatives welcoming in a new era at the TTC. The TTC is owned by the U.S. Department of Transportation and FRA and is under a new operations contract with ENSCO, Inc., a globally recognized leader in transportation, aerospace and national security technologies. The site is utilized for a variety of government research, testing and training programs and is home to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Surface Transportation Security Readiness Facility.

ENSCO Rail, the global engineering services company, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Stadler US Inc, the rail vehicle manufacturer, to conduct operational testing at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. Testing will be performed on Stadler Diesel-Multiple Unit (DMU) trainsets in support of its delivery to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). ENSCO, Inc. assumes management of the U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Railroad Administration’s TTC research and test facility October 1.

ENSCO was featured in the September 22, 2022, digital issue of Railway Age on the transition of the new contract and changes the FRA anticipates under new management at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. The Commentary article, TTC’s Second Half-Century: An Expanded Role, by FRA officials Dr. Maryam Allahyar Wyrick and Sean Woody, provided readers with an update on the expansive new research and training capabilities at the TTC, the important safeguards on data privacy and protection for commercial partners using the facility, and ENSCO’s role as the new contractor taking over management on October 1, 2022.

ENSCO, Inc., the international engineering and technology company, has received the Orlando Sentinel Media Group’s Central Florida Top Workplaces Award for 2022. There were 106 winners in three employer categories: Large, Midsized, and Small Companies. ENSCO, Inc., with just over one hundred employees in two offices in the Central Florida region, was part of the Top Workplaces Small Companies category for employers with 35 to 499 employees.

ENSCO, Inc. announced today that its state-of-the-art Human Presence Detection System, MicroSearch, will be showcasing at the 2022 International Security Expo in London on September 27–28. MicroSearch is a one-of-a-kind technology that detects humans hiding in vehicles or shipping containers loaded on vehicles through unique sensors placed on or near vehicles that detect the presence of a human heartbeat.

ENSCO, Inc., the international engineering and technology company, today, announced it will be participating in the 2022 National Cyber Summit on September 21-22 in Huntsville, AL. Company representatives will share ENSCO’s technology solutions on cyber security so customers may keep one step ahead of cyberthreats and attacks targeting commercial, government, and defense markets. ENSCO creates innovative and state-of-the-art cybersecurity services and solutions for its customers in the U.S. government including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and federal civilian agencies.

ENSCO Rail, Inc., the international leader in track inspection technology, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Valec Engenharia, an infrastructure engineering and construction firm, to support Brazil’s expanding railway sector. ENSCO and Valec Engenharia (Valec) are ready to assist the development of the Brazilian Railroad sector by offering technological solutions and expertise on railway infrastructure planning.

Today, ENSCO Rail, an international leader in track inspection technology, announced it will highlight plans for upcoming management of the U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Railroad Administration’s Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO, and will discuss other track inspection and maintenance solutions at the AREMA 2022 Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, August 28–31.

ENSCO Rail, Inc., the international leader in track inspection technology, announced today that Etihad Rail, the developer, and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, awarded the company a multi-year contract for a state-of-the-art track inspection vehicle to assist in the building of the UAE’s first freight and passenger railway network.