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Central Train Indicator at Hilversum railway station announcing the Intercity towards Deventer; probably because of a disruption, it today ends at Amersfoort.. A passenger information system, or passenger information display system, is an automated system for supplying users of public transport with information about the nature and the state of a public transport service through visual, voice ...
Other static signage, such as stickers, folders, etc., provided visual communication of public transport schedules, vehicle numbers, and other information. [8] The adoption of LED technology in the latter half of the 20th century modernized onboard communication in public transport. LED displays offered dynamic visual information and were ...
Founded in 2002, 10East's software as a service known as RailDOCS supports the signal and communications infrastructure needs of railroads in North America. [4] RailDOCS suite of applications provides railroads with tools to manage preventative maintenance, test and inspection, and configuration management for their signals.
Trapeze Software Inc. is a Canadian multinational software company, specializing in intelligent transportation systems and transit scheduling software. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario , Trapeze is a subsidiary of Constellation Software .
CBTC is a signalling standard defined by the IEEE 1474 standard. [1] The original version was introduced in 1999 and updated in 2004. [1] The aim was to create consistency and standardisation between digital railway signalling systems that allow for an increase in train capacity through what the standard defines as high-resolution train location determination. [1]
Automatic equipment identification (AEI) is an electronic recognition system in use with the North American railroad industry. Consisting of passive tags mounted on each side of rolling stock and active trackside readers, AEI uses RF technology to identify railroad equipment while en route.
ATMS is a rail safe working system based on radio communication. Authorities are issued to equipped trains to allow them to proceed to a specified point. The ATMS compares the movement of an equipped train to the authority which has been issued, and then brakes the train if it exceeds the authority.
This technology was first used on the SkyTrain network in Vancouver, British Columbia and the Scarborough RT in Toronto, Ontario. SelTrac was primarily sold and developed by Alcatel, through a subsidiary. SelTrac was then sold by Thales from their Canadian unit (, after it purchased many of Alcatel's non-telephony assets.