Tracking railroad cars during transit using computer implemented methods. Location information for railroad cars is obtained from sensors through a computer network and input into a computer system. Locations of trains are represented by train symbols on a graphical representation of a geographical region. In different embodiments, the location information is used to determine how the railroad cars are grouped into trains; when an operator selects one of the train symbols, one railcar symbol is displayed for each of the railroad cars that make up the train; or a bad ordered car is depicted. In various embodiments, GPS coordinates are used, shapes of locomotives or railcars are used, train symbols are shown at a shifted location when two of the trains are close together, a particular train is displayed in an ocean when location information is unavailable, or railcar symbols are displayed in a spiral pattern.


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    Title :

    RAILROAD CAR TRACKING SYSTEM


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-10-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC



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