System and method for computing rail car switching solutions in a switchyard including logic to re-switch cars for block pull time
First Claim
1. A system for selecting a location in a railway switch yard in which to switch cars from a train block, the railway switch yard having a switch, a reswitching track and classification tracks, the reswitching track defining a path for recirculating cars from a position downstream the switch to a position upstream the switch, said system comprising:
- i. a data processing apparatus having a CPU and a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the CPU;
ii. processing with the software first data conveying information about an expected pull time of the train block, the pull time being indicative of an approximate time at which the train block is expected to vacate a classification track in which the train block is to be eventually switched, to perform a selection between the reswitching track and the classification tracks in which to switch cars of the train block;
iii. the data processing apparatus having an output for releasing second data conveying results of the selection.
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Abstract
A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for selecting a location in a railway switch yard in which to switch cars from a train block, the railway switch yard having a switch, a reswitching track and classification tracks, the reswitching track defining a path for recirculating cars from a position downstream the switch to a position upstream the switch, said system comprising:
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i. a data processing apparatus having a CPU and a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the CPU; ii. processing with the software first data conveying information about an expected pull time of the train block, the pull time being indicative of an approximate time at which the train block is expected to vacate a classification track in which the train block is to be eventually switched, to perform a selection between the reswitching track and the classification tracks in which to switch cars of the train block; iii. the data processing apparatus having an output for releasing second data conveying results of the selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A railway switch yard, comprising:
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a. a switch; b. a reswitching track defining a path for recirculating cars from a position downstream the switch to a position upstream the switch; c. a plurality of classification tracks; d. a data processing apparatus for selecting between the reswitching track and the classification tracks in which cars of a train block are to be switched; 1. the data processing apparatus having a CPU and a machine readable storage encoded with software for execution by the CPU; 2. the data processing apparatus processing with the software first data conveying information about an expected pull time of the train block, the pull time being indicative of an approximate time at which the train block is expected to vacate a classification track in which the train block is to be eventually switched via the switch, to perform a selection between the reswitching track and the classification tracks in which to switch cars of the train block; 3. the data processing apparatus having an output for releasing second data conveying results of the selection. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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