NATIONAL CAR INFORMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM. REPORT OF THE TASK FORCE AND STEERING COMMITTEE

This extensive report investigated the need for a national car information and control system. The report gives the scope of the study, the benefits to be realized from such a system, and lays out the basic requirements of the system. Subcommittee reports included are: Car Service, Data Input, Automatic Car Identification, Communications, and Computer Systems. This report led to the expansion of TRAIN to TRAIN II.

• Corporate Authors:

  Association of American Railroads

  50 F Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001-1564
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic car identification; Car utilization (Railroads); Communications; Computers; Freight service; Information systems
• Identifier Terms: Association of American Railroads
• Old TRIS Terms: De camera committee; National car information and control system; Train i; Train ii
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054142
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 1976 12:00AM