Opened in 1988, the ITC serves as a national training center for more than 3,000 employees of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. The shared facility includes specialized mechanical, communication, electronic, signal and locomotive engineering laboratories. It also provides office space for Burlington Northern Santa Fe and general classrooms for JCCC.

The railroad pays for two-thirds of the cost of the ITC. The ITC addition, completed in 1992, offers additional office space, classrooms and laboratories for the electronics technology program. Students in the electronics labs have access to the latest in computer and drafting technology and computer-aided drafting equipment.