MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN RAILROAD OPERATIONS
Railroad officials in North America are using microcomputers more frequently to complement the capabilities of their more formal computer systems. Applications range from simple word processing to complex modeling and real-time control. Within many railroads, however, serious debates address the need for microcomputers, the types of applications that are appropriate, the integrity of their data bases, and other important issues. Nevertheless, the rapid evolution of computer technology will provide a powerful impetus for railroads to install microcomputers or computer networks that give employees access to the kinds of flexible, powerful software that are now available for microcomputers.
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- Martland, Carl D
- Publication Date: 1983
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- Media Type: Print
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 16-19
- Monograph Title: MICROCOMPUTERS IN TRANSPORTATION
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 932
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Control systems; Databases; Mathematical models; Microcomputers; Railroad transportation; Real time control; Software
- Uncontrolled Terms: Models
- Old TRIS Terms: Real-time systems
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration;
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- Accession Number: 00386686
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309036224
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM