SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAIL TRANSPORT OF TRAILERS
First Claim
1. A trailer transport system for tracking trains having a plurality of rail cars, wherein each rail car can transport a trailer, the system comprising:
- a computer system having a trailer tracking program, wherein the trailer tracking program receives information regarding a trailer to be transported and stores the information in a record; and
a plurality of railway terminals, wherein each railway terminal includes means for receiving a train having a plurality of rail cars and means for receiving trailers to be loaded on the rail cars and wherein each railway terminal includes a railway terminal management system communicatively connected to the computer system, wherein the railway terminal management system pulls up the record corresponding to the trailer to be transported when the trailer arrives at the terminal and modifies the record to reflect the trailer'"'"'s transportation status.
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Abstract
A trailer transport system for tracking trains having a plurality of rail cars, wherein each rail car can transport a trailer, is described. The system includes a computer system having a trailer tracking program, wherein the trailer tracking program receives information regarding a trailer to be transported and stores the information in a record and a plurality of terminals, wherein each terminal includes a terminal management system communicatively connected to the computer system, wherein the terminal management system pulls up the record corresponding to the trailer to be transported when the trailer arrives at the terminal and modifies the record to reflect the trailer'"'"'s transportation status.
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24 Claims
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1. A trailer transport system for tracking trains having a plurality of rail cars, wherein each rail car can transport a trailer, the system comprising:
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a computer system having a trailer tracking program, wherein the trailer tracking program receives information regarding a trailer to be transported and stores the information in a record; and a plurality of railway terminals, wherein each railway terminal includes means for receiving a train having a plurality of rail cars and means for receiving trailers to be loaded on the rail cars and wherein each railway terminal includes a railway terminal management system communicatively connected to the computer system, wherein the railway terminal management system pulls up the record corresponding to the trailer to be transported when the trailer arrives at the terminal and modifies the record to reflect the trailer'"'"'s transportation status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a trailer transport system having a computer system and a plurality of railway terminals, including a first and a second railway terminal, wherein each railway terminal is configured to receive trains having a plurality of rail cars and to receive trailers to be loaded on the rail cars, a system for tracking movement of a trailer, comprising:
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a network; a computer system communicatively coupled to the network, wherein the computer system includes a data storage system used to store information identifying the trailer; a first terminal management system associated with the first railway terminal, wherein the first terminal management system is communicatively coupled to the network and communicates through the network to the computer system; and a second terminal management system associated with the second railway terminal, wherein the second terminal management system is communicatively coupled to the network and communicates through the network to the computer system; wherein trailers enter and exit each railway terminal; and wherein each terminal management system tracks arrivals and departures of the trailers from each railway terminal and modifies the information stored in the data storage system as a function of said arrivals and departures. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. In a trailer transport system having a computer system and a plurality of railway terminals, including a first and a second railway terminal, wherein each railway terminal is configured to receive trains having a plurality of rail cars and to receive trailers to be loaded on the rail cars, a system for tracking movement of a trailer, comprising:
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a network; a computer system communicatively coupled to the network, wherein the computer system includes a data storage system used to store information identifying the trailer; a first access restriction system associated with the first railway terminal, wherein the first access restriction system is communicatively coupled to the network and communicates through the network to the computer system; and a second access restriction system associated with the second railway terminal, wherein the second access restriction system is communicatively coupled to the network and communicates through the network to the computer system; wherein trailers enter and exit each railway terminal; and wherein each access restriction system tracks arrivals and departures of the trailers from the railway terminal and modifies the information stored in the data storage system as a function of said arrivals and departures. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a trailer transport system having a computer system and a plurality of railway terminals, including a first and a second railway terminal, wherein each railway terminal is configured to receive trains having a plurality of rail cars and to receive trailers to be loaded and transported on the rail cars and wherein the computer system includes a data storage system used to store information identifying the trailers being transported, a terminal management system, comprising:
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a network interface; an access restriction system which restricts access to physical locations within the railway terminal; a terminal management computer communicatively coupled to the network interface and to the access restriction system, wherein the terminal management computer includes; means for transferring information about trailers being transported from the railway terminals through the network interface to the computer system; and means for receiving information about trailers being transported from the railway terminals from the computer system through the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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