train control
Locomotive movement management
Train control refers to systems and methods for managing railway operations—regulating train movements, maintaining safe distances between trains, and preventing collisions.
Modern train control encompasses signaling systems, speed regulation, and automated safety features: The new positive train control system can automatically stop a speeding train.
The term covers everything from manual dispatching to sophisticated computer-controlled networks.
- semaphoreFlag-based signaling system
- signal boxRail junction control cabin
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- dispatchingSending out promptly
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
signal · collision avoidance · holding pattern · emergency braking · wireless communication · automatic braking · GPS tracking · route planning · rail network · aspect · crew management · dead man's switch · safety audits · data analytics · operational efficiency · telegraph · risk assessment · ATP
train controlrunaway train
Uncontrolled speeding locomotive
free running · derailment · loss of control · out of control · signal failure
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