CAR IDENTIFICATION: CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV ENTERS THE PICTURE

Union Pacific has been using television camera/recording/playback devices for car identification as a possible alternative to the automatic car identification system. The reliability is higher than that of aci systems and requires no special installations on the rolling stock. Possible future refinements are discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1977-8-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 30-31
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 178
  • Issue Number: 15
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic car identification; Control systems; Data collection; Information systems; Railroad yards; Television; Yard operations
• Identifier Terms: Union Pacific Railroad
• Old TRIS Terms: Yard and terminal information systems; Yard control systems
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164453
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM