Amtrak selects RailComm for Yard Automation Solution
August 12, 2010 – RailComm has been contracted by HNTB and Kiewit-Western to provide the design and materials for an expansive Yard Automation System for Amtrak’s Chicago Union Station. RailComm will design its industry-leading solution to meet the challenging requirements present within the existing rail infrastructure. Tight clearances and an aggressive delivery schedule are just some of the challenges present in this contract.
The automation system will be commanded by RailComm’s DOC® (Domain Operations Controller) server-based central control platform. The system operator will be in control of over 100 GETS Hydra-Switches, plus dozens of power derail devices, blue flag indicators, switch heater locations, and two diesel generators. Additionally, the system will utilize RailComm’s RADiANT™ data radios to communicate between the office system and the network of controlled devices. Amtrak personnel will operate the automation system from two tower locations, and the system is planned to be operational before year-end.
The RailComm Yard Automation System has been proven to dramatically increase yard safety and measurably improves yard dwell times and yard throughput.
For more information, contact RailComm, 1387 Fairport Road, Building 900, Fairport, NY 14450. Phone: 585-377-3360. Website: www.railcomm.com
About RailComm
RailComm provides Machine-to-Machine technology (M2M) solutions for freight railroad, passenger rail and industrial operations throughout North America. We integrate our intelligent embedded controllers with existing field-based appliances and communicate remote control/status information to central and/or distributed control platforms such as our DOC® (Domain Operations Controller) server-based platform, and our line of industrial indoor/outdoor control panels. RailComm’s DOC® is a mission critical, server-based platform for Command, Control, Communication and Information (C3i) applications involving data acquisition, command/control decision logic, and complex communication networks. DOC® provides an extensible/scaleable architecture to support a wide variety of customer specific industrial applications. RailComm control panels can be configured as stand-alone controllers or can be integrated with the DOC® system.
RailComm control systems are installed on every Class 1 railroad throughout North America, as well as dozens of Passenger Rail, Short Line and Regional railroads.
Contact Information:
RailComm
Sean Gleeson
585-377-3360
