CSX selects RailComm for extensive yard automation
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it will provide a comprehensive yard automation system at CSX’s new intermodal facility under construction in North Baltimore, Ohio.
The all-inclusive system includes direct switch control, NX routing, control point monitoring, track protection via derails and blue flags, automatic equipment identification and tracking, and a shove track protection system.
The RailComm Domain Operations Controller (DOC®) System will interface to Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) portals to associate all traffic movement within the facility to each specific car identifier. The DOC® system also will provide remote control and monitoring of all connected devices, with an extensive communication network comprised of RailComm RADiANT™ data radios.
