Train dispatching software

CrewPro Short Line combines a range of railroad business functions, including employee tie-up with FRA certification and auditing, and pool management for extra or scheduled assigned jobs. The application also manages employee qualifications and notifications of pending expiration, including managing layoffs and markups to get the most out of available manpower.

A Software as a Service solution, DOC is used by more than 80 organizations, ranging from short lines and short-line holding companies to metropolitan transit agencies, the company said in an email. DOC can be deployed as an on-premise, customer-managed software solution or provided as a cloud-based managed hosted solution. It uses secure and redundant data centers for reliable and, if desired, centralized 24x7 dispatching operations. Typical functions — such as automatic route setting, trackline displays, train sheets and authority control — are provided within a single, intuitive user interface, the company said in an email.

Supplemental tools such as OS reports, real-time trackline displays, playback, logs and technician tools are delivered via a web portal to enable stakeholders to access relevant information in a timely fashion. Applications are integrated using a common database, user interface and communications backbone; the system enables multiple redundant schemes and disaster recovery architectures.

Data can be entered into a running system online activation without a system rebuild, the company said in an email. The system enables trains to be routed automatically or manually.

Scheduling is organized around daily schedules and comes with full schedule editing capabilities. Train Tracking follows reported track occupancies and associates train identification with moving objects. The system supports field blocking of tracks, signals and switches. I'm willing to bet that a lot of people have started hearing about this technology but arn't sure exactly what it is or what it means to you as a railroad enthusiest.

The software monitor allows you to monitor in a graphical form, the train movements on a particular section of railroad that has this system installed. You can view signal indications for absolute signals, switch alignment, and whether or not a train is occupying a section of track. This can help determine if multiple trains are coming to an interlocking, which one will proceed first allowing you the maximum amount of time to be in a prime location to see it.

This page is devoted to helping you learn about this technology and how to get the maximum amount of use out of it. It also contains all the materials you will need to use this program as well as links to useful information and resources. It has very minimum requirements, so just about anyone can use it no matter how old their PC is.

To use it away from an internet connection, you must have a sound card properly installed and working. The program is basically two parts. One is the data program. This part gathers data from a source, either an internet server, or directly from the scanner, and puts it together into something that makes a little more sense than it did before.

For example, you can implement multi-train operations with automated collision avoidance, prototypical signal networks, and grade crossings that run fully automatically, just like the real thing. CTI's innovative software, makes it easy. But don't stop there. Let your trains make automated station stops, run your passenger service according to regularly scheduled timetables, synchronize sound and lighting to the action on your layout, whatever.