System and method for rail yard process monitoring
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1. In a rail yard having a plurality of arriving trains, and a plurality of resources in which to process the trains through the rail yard, a method of planning the movement of a train through the rail yard comprising the steps of:
- a. displaying a plurality of arriving trains;
b. selecting one of the displayed arriving trains;
c. displaying one or more available tracks as a function of the selected train;
d. selecting one of the available tracks;
e. displaying one or more processes to be performed on the selected train;
f. selecting one of the displayed processes;
g. planning the movement of the selected train on the selected track as a function of the selected process; and
h. displaying the planned movement of the selected train as a function of the selected track and the selected process.
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Abstract
A system and method for planning and monitoring rail yard processes and performance including compiling historical information, real time status display of rail yard activity, the development of parameters and metrics to evaluate rail yard performance, collection of rail yard status from various sensors, and the planning and assigning of work tasks for enhanced productivity and car processing capability.
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1. In a rail yard having a plurality of arriving trains, and a plurality of resources in which to process the trains through the rail yard, a method of planning the movement of a train through the rail yard comprising the steps of:
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a. displaying a plurality of arriving trains; b. selecting one of the displayed arriving trains; c. displaying one or more available tracks as a function of the selected train; d. selecting one of the available tracks; e. displaying one or more processes to be performed on the selected train; f. selecting one of the displayed processes; g. planning the movement of the selected train on the selected track as a function of the selected process; and h. displaying the planned movement of the selected train as a function of the selected track and the selected process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a rail yard having an arriving train with a plurality of railcars, and a plurality of resources in which to process the railcars through the rail yard to build a plurality of departing trains, a method of planning the movement of the railcars through the rail yard comprising the steps of:
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a. collecting historical data relating to the movement of railcars through a rail yard; b. developing parameters to track the progress of the processes performed on the railcars based on the collected historical data; c. determining metrics which quantitize the developed parameters; d. planning the movement of the railcars through the yard as a function of the collected historical data; e. monitoring the actual movement of the railcars through the yard; f. comparing the actual movement of the railcars with the determined metrics; and g. providing an alert when actual movement exceeds a determined metric by a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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