New Blue Flag Automation System
Commissioned at KCS Heavener 

July 8, 2006 -- RailComm, Inc. has successfully completed the installation of a wireless remote control Blue Flag Indication (BFI™) system for KCS Railway at Heavener, OK. The system boosts productivity by eliminating the need to drive out to both ends of the train to manually place the blue flag, and later drive out again to remove them.

With the Blue Flag automation system, once a train pulls into the assigned location, the blue flags are remotely controlled through RailComm RADiANT™ data radio technology. For the Heavener installation, control is achieved through both a supervisory PC and field control panels.

The control panels utilize a keypad for security which allows personnel to enter an access code to control the blue flag indicators in the system. The PC verifies the access code to provide system security and attaches the confirmed access code to the date/time stamp of BFI operations. This is then used to automatically generate the FRA reports for blue flag operation, and eliminates the need for a manual logging process.

The RailComm BFI solution uses blue LED light indicators on mainline and in yards to protect any mechanical maintenance, repair or fueling operations. Radio remote control activates blue LED indicators that are installed wherever flagging protection is required. The RailComm BFI can be configured as a bidirectional indicator, utilizing two blue LED indicators, or as a unidirectional indicator using one blue LED indicator.

For more information, contact RailComm, Inc., 1387 Fairport Road, Fairport, NY 14450. Phone: 585-377-3360. Website: www.railcomm.com

About RailComm

RailComm, Inc. provides Machine-to-Machine Command, Control, Communication and Information (M2M/C3i) solutions for our railroad and industrial clients 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 server-based platform, and our line of industrial indoor/outdoor control panels. DOC^® provides a networked platform for data acquisition, command/control decision logic, and extensible/scaleable architecture to support a wide variety of customer specific applications. RailComm control panels can be configured as standalone controllers or can be integrated with a DOC^® system.

RailComm control systems are installed on most Class 1 railroads throughout North America, as well as dozens of Passenger Rail, Short Line and Regional railroads.

Contact Information:

RailComm, Inc.
Sean Gleeson
585-377-3360 x125
sales@railcomm.com

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RailComm, Inc.
1387 Fairport Rd.
Fairport, NY 14450

585-377-3360 x125

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railcomm.com

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