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CE 515 Railroad Engineering. Signals/Communications. “Transportation exists to conquer space and time -”. Student Identified Websites. Evan: reporting faulty or malfunction signals Ben: Signaling Jeff: Positive Train Control (Union Pacific factsheet)
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CE 515 Railroad Engineering Signals/Communications “Transportation exists to conquer space and time -”
Student Identified Websites • Evan: reporting faulty or malfunction signals • Ben: Signaling • Jeff: Positive Train Control (Union Pacific factsheet) • Andy: improving railroad signaling systems in India • Danielle: images of signals history • Peter: railway signaling and communications • Corey: Subway signaling • Alex: Railway Signals and Signal Diagrams; Railways: History, Signalling, Engineering; CTC Simulation software • Nicole: reliability of Four Quadrant gate • Dennis: • Eric: cab instrument displays (high speed) • Angie: Positive Train Control
Student Identified Websites • Catherine: signalizing of railroads; software to optimize signalizing; video • Megan: Railroad signaling • Cliff: train traffic control signals; train whistle signals and hand/lantern motions • Reg: Russia Rail IT; Train meets flood; Train meets Tornado; ATCS Monitor for Windows • Shashi: TCS Evolution: Europe; FRA Ruling on PTC (Jan 2010); “One of my favorite quotes is from an old-time railroader at a Class I, who in the 1980's lamented to me that "this place is not run like a railroad anymore, it is being run like a business." Russia, Kazakhstan, and other countries are facing this today.” - David Hunt