ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS: LOW-COST WARNING SYSTEM AT GRADE CROSSING

1. ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS:LOW-COST WARNING SYSTEM AT GRADE CROSSING Presented to Transport Canada by Glen T. Fisher, President CPCS Technologies Corporation and Pierre Mérette, President Transtronic Inc. Mike Nixon, Director, Engineering Transtronic Inc. January 19, 2007

2. Advanced Crossing Signals • INTRODUCTION: Pierre Mérette • SAFETY: Glen Fisher • TECHNICAL: Mike Nixon • ERGONOMIC: Glen Fisher • COST EFFECTIVENESS: Glen Fisher • ENVIRONMENT: Mike Nixon • SUMMARY: Pierre Mérette • CPCS Technologies Corporation • and Transtronic Inc. ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 2

3. INTRODUCTION • ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS: • Simple, efficient, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective • Alerts motorists and locomotive crew of activity on railway track • Less than $50,000 per crossing • Rapid installation • Solar-powered • Reliable, fully redundant • Requires NO additional equipment on existing systems or locomotives • Maintenance by module replacement ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 3

4. 1 SAFETY • 1.1 MEANS: How Advanced Signals system works • Reduces or prevents attempts to drive through level crossings with predictably reliable indication of oncoming train(s) • Detects presence of train(s) and alerts motorists • Detects presence of vehicles on the track and alerts locomotive crew that warning is operating • Helps motorists to perceive warning signals by use of commonly recognized symbols ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 4

5. 1 SAFETY 1.2 OPERATING RANGE • 1.2 OPERATING RANGE: • Advanced Crossing Signals area of effectiveness: • Road: 1,000 meters from crossing • Safety is increased with use of advance warning flashing yellow light 1500 meters from crossing • Track: 1 to 2 miles (1600 to 3200 meters) • Proportion of areas covered by Advanced Crossing Signals: • 100% of approach railway track • 100% of approach road (lanes within sight) distance up to 1000 meters • Moment of Activation: • Approaching train is detected 500 meters (0.3miles) from sensing module (1 minute 30 seconds before crossing at 90 mph) ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 5

6. 2 TECHNICAL • 2.1 Advanced Crossing Signals system complies with all applicable standards, regulations and policies. ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 6

7. 2 TECHNICAL 2.2 Performance of Advanced Crossing Signals • Two self-contained module types: sensor head and signal head, two of each per installation • Sensors detect presence, location, speed and direction of trains • Comprised of two redundant, identical blocks, each with a control computer, a Doppler radar system and a Light Detection and Ranging Detector (LIDAR) • LIDAR and RADAR sensing data is compared and processed by the computer to ignore occasional spurious radar reflections • Can distinguish between railway trains and parallel road traffic • Computer gives priority to RADAR data during fog or extremely heavy snow ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 7

8. 2 Technical2.3 Reliability of System • Advanced Crossing Signals system is designed to be reliable under all conditions, due to redundant RADAR and LIDAR. ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 8

9. 2 TECHNICAL 2.4 Flexibility of System • Available with single track; double and multiple tracks optional • Easy and quick installation • Easy maintenance by module replacement • Optional additional features provide added safety, including greater signal visibility, possible barriers at crossings and median barrier • Detects train approach to a blocked crossing and optionally transmits emergency brake application signal to end of train device (EOT) bringing the train to a stop before the crossing (patented feature) ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 9

10. 3. ERGONOMIC 3.1 Impact on Motorist and Locomotive Crew • Reliability is an extremely important aspect of grade crossing warning systems for life-saving safety as motorists learn to disregard warning signals that are unreliable, even if they are “fail-safe”* • Timely warning to motorists regardless of train approach speed. • Locomotive crew notified when their train is detected and crossing protection system is functioning. • System failure is notified to locomotive crew by voice radio and to motorists by flashing yellow lights. • *(see Glen T. Fisher, Observation of Driver Awareness at a Railway Level Crossing and Comparison with Awareness on False Warning Signal presented to the Canadian Transportation Research Forum Annual Convention May 28, 1982) ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 10

11. 3. ERGONOMIC3.2 Quality of Interface • System/Motorists: • Familiar bright “wig-wag” flashing High Intensity LED light, optional electronic bell and simulated locomotive whistle directed at road only • System/Locomotive Crew: • Voice confirmation via train radio channel of detection, speed and system functioning • Video imaging of the crossing displayed in the locomotive cab is available as a low-cost option ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 11

12. 4. COST EFFECTIVENESS • Possible installations (public and private crossings) greater than 18,000 • 4.1 Device Overall Cost: $15,000 - $50,000 each • (compare with conventional active systems at $200,000 to $800,000 each) • 4.2 Maintenance Cost: $2,000 annually, based on one module replacement per year • 4.3 Service Life: Equipment – no limit with occasional module replacement • Technology @ 20 years • 4.4 Stage of Development: • Completed: Concept design, preliminary component sourcing, U.S. patent granted on train stop device. • Next Steps: Detailed design, prototype, lab and field testing, final production design ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 12

13. 5. ENVIRNMENT 5.2 Visual Impact • Warning lights: High Intensity pulsed LED panels will be used. The impact of these is very effective. • Equipment Appearance: Components will be housed in a small cast box painted a visible yellow or orange. The sensors and signal heads will be mounted on steel poles approximately 14 feet (3.2 meters) above the road or track surface depending on local conditions. ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 13

14. 5. ENVIRONMENT 5.1 Noise Emission • There is no noise from this system as the emphasis is on visibility for all drivers including hearing impaired. Optionally, an electronic crossing bell sound or simulated locomotive whistle can be provided (recommended for pedestrian, bicycle crossing areas). • In populated areas, it is possible to replace the omni-directional sounds with an ultrasonic carrier-directional sound system which directs audible sound to only the area of the car and pedestrian pathway without disturbing nearby residents with the warning sound. ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 14

15. 6. SUMMARY : ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS • Alert motorists and locomotive crew of train approach and system functioning • Senses presence, location, speed and direction of approaching train • Effective to 1,000 meters on road on either side of track • Approach flashing yellow warning light on road at 500 meters from the crossing (also available as add-on to existing systems) • Effective 2 miles along track from crossing • Approaching train is detected 500 meters (0.3 miles) from sensing module • Complies with all applicable standards, regulations and policies • Reliable, fully redundant, flexible to meet many situations and new standards • Excellent interface quality with motorists and locomotive crew ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 15

16. 6. SUMMARY: ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS • No noise emission unless optional bell/horn simulation is requested • Maximum visibility of signal lights • Attractive appearance of installation • Provides speed-proportional signalling for constant warning time • Solar-powered/radio communication (no field wiring/power connection required) • Full diagnostics with train and RTC (dispatcher) notification • Optional crossing obstruction scanning/optional train stop enforcement approaching obstructed crossing • Optional digital video recording to capture motorist violation ID • Optional video crossing display in locomotive cab • Quick support implantation system – less than 30 minutes per station module • Each head easily identifiable via differential GPS programming of exact location ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 16

17. CPCS Technologies Corporation Transtronic Inc. • Supplier of electronic power inverters for railway transportation industry. • Products include static converters and battery chargers used to supply electricity onboard locomotives and passenger cars. • Developed and produced electronic devices including voltage, currency and frequency monitors, timers, alarms and bells • Pierre Merette, Founding President with experience in Operations Planning and Control Systems Design, Simulation Systems Development, Quality Systems • Consulting Engineers and Planners • Specialists in Rail Transportation • 32 years experience in Canada, USA and 70 countries • Glen Fisher, President, Electrical Engineer with broad experience in electronics, telecommunications, railway line capacity, railway signals and electrification. • Holder of patents in Canada and USA. ADVANCED CROSSING SIGNALS CPCS Technologies Corporation and Transtronic Inc. 17