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Railroad crossing traffic warning system apparatus and method therefore

  • US 5,954,299 A
  • Filed: 04/06/1998
  • Issued: 09/21/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A railroad crossing traffic warning system for alerting a motorist approaching a railroad crossing to the presence of an oncoming train, said warning system comprising:

  • a sensor positioned adjacent to the railroad track at a predetermined distance from the railroad crossing, said sensor for detecting an oncoming train and for producing a signal in response thereto;

    an alerting device for alerting the motorist to the presence of an oncoming railroad train such that the motorist may take cautionary or evasive action before the arrival of the train at the railroad crossing; and

    a controller operatively coupled to said sensor and said alerting device, said controller for receiving the signal from said sensor and controlling operation of said alerting device in response thereto, said controller further comprising;

    a processor for processing the signal received from said sensor and controlling said alerting device in response to said processed signal;

    a sensor signal interface for interfacing said processor with said sensor to provide the signal received from said sensor to said processor; and

    an alerting device interface for interfacing said processor with said alerting device.

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