Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Enhanced Covid-19 Rail Car Air Filtration and Air Purification Research Demonstration

The project will test and evaluate the effectiveness of enhanced air filtration (MERV-13) and purification (UVC disinfection) technologies on railcars in revenue service.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157341

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Transit Adminstration

  Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Wagley, Raj

• Start Date: 20210817
• Expected Completion Date: 20221215
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: COVID-19 Research and Demonstration Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air filters; COVID-19; Demonstration projects; Purification; Rail transit; Railroad cars
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01864819
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 21 2022 4:26PM