TELEMETRY APPLICATIONS IN GRADE CROSSING PROTECTION

Two microwave system concepts are described, representing application of telemetry and radar to grade crossing protection. Principle criteria for viable final components include simple installation and maintainance, low cost, very high reliability, and suitability to the difficult railroad environment.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report consists of the proceedings of the International Telemetering Confernce, Washington, D.C., September 27-29, 1971, Volume 7.
• Corporate Authors:

  Instrument Society of America

  400 Stanwix Street
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15222
• Authors:
  • Hopkins, J B
• Conference:
  • This report consists of the proceedings of the International Telemetering Confernce, Washington, D.C., September 27-29, 1971, Volume 7.
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 159-165

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Grade crossing protection systems; Microwave communication systems; Railroad grade crossings; Telemetry
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing protection; Microwave communication
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041631
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1976 12:00AM