AVI TAGS RAILROADS FOR EFFICIENCY

While the Association of American Railroads (AAR) has drafted proposed standards for Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) compatible with those of the ISO (International Standards Organization), railroads are testing AVI systems on their own to be able to provide input for definite standards. Tagging rail vehicles serves many purposes among which are included train location, locomotive management, radio-based signaling, automatic route selection and vehicle management.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  2 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 1825
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1989-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 43-45
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle identification; Railroad cars; Standards; Transponders
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00490910
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1990 12:00AM