• DocumentCode
    1255540
  • Title

    Train control. Automating the world´s railways for safety

  • Author

    Pollack, Matthew W.

  • Author_Institution
    Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    12
  • Abstract
    Many railways have switched from manual operations with signals to automatic operations with inherent improvements and safety provisions. This paper describes how technologies such as radio-based train control promise to make these operational and safety improvements more cost-effective
  • Keywords
    intelligent control; rail traffic; railways; safety systems; signalling; traffic control; traffic engineering computing; cost-effective; operational improvements; radio-based train control; rail signalling; railway automation; safety provisions; train control; Costs; Geometry; Image resolution; Intelligent transportation systems; Protection; Rail transportation; Separation processes; Surveillance; Switches; Vehicle safety;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/45.652849
  • Filename
    652849