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Article #239: RFID for Railway Industry

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Railroads face a complex set of economic deployed. In addition to the standard
and operational challenges like configuration, our team of experienced
competitive freight pricing, asset engineers can design systems to meet
utilization and competition with trucking, specific application requirements. Some of
capital expenditure levels, industry the customized applications developed to
consolidation and debt management. integrate with the system
Technology applications from GAORFID can Track Inspection System
aid the rail industry to evolve business Signal Asset Tracking System
solutions in enhancing revenue growth Safety Audit
while reducing cost through efficient Inventory and Maintenance
operations, maintenance, asset utilization Equipment Distribution and Management
and capacity management. Car Accounting Systems
The GAO RFID systems technology provides Rail Yard Information Management
exact location and status of any FEATURES/BENEFITS
individual objectives mentioned above, and The System stores tag data including time,
predicts their dynamic changes from the date, train direction and speed.
system, particularly the change of It also responds to inquiries via modem
rail-wagon throughput at the marshalling and interfaces to scales, video systems
sites, interface between local railways, and diagnostic and monitoring devices.
confine interface. This enables timely, Timely data to increase capacity, speed,
accurate and integral information and automation and operational flexibility
decision assistance for the management of Arrival and departure data for signal and
train transportation and the customer. The control operations
system contains the sub-systems of GAO Products for demanding RAIL RFID
Confirmation, Freight Billing, Applications
Transportation Planning, Train RFID technology developed a range of
Marshalling, Train Dispatching, Real-time readers and ID-tags that fulfils the tough
Tracking of Train and Container, requirements of the rail industry. These
Prediction of Train Throughput and Revenue products are used worldwide in railway
Run, etc. GAO RFID provides end-to-end applications which require identification
Railroad / Transit application management and positioning at high speed, with high
services precision and in demanding environments.
APPLICATIONS GAO ID-tags
A GAO RFID Railway system is available in The ID-tags are mounted on the front,
a number of configurations designed to side, top or underneath each individual
economically meet a full range of service vehicle or on the sleepers in special tag
requirements. Reader systems provide fixings. The ID-tag is an extremely
automated tracking of railcars via RFID resistant, totally encapsulated and
tags, and make railcar location maintenance free. It has a predictable
information available to railroads for life of 6, 8 or 10 years, depending on
asset management and other purposes. model.
Traffic and Passenger Information: The GAO Fixed Reader
system provides accurate and reliable Standard readers are suitable for Rail
information about where a train is track-side installations. Readers can be
located. This real-time information is installed at key locations such as
forwarded to IT systems and used to update stations, terminal entrances or
the passenger information displays at maintenance locations. The reader
stations and terminals. identifies the ID-tag at a range of up to
Operation and Maintenance: Precise 6 meters and at passage speeds of up to
information about the configuration of 300km/h.
wagons within a train can be provided GAO Handheld Reader
automatically by the system. This The Handheld a 2.45 GHz RFID reader. The
information can be integrated with other versatility of the industrial PDA together
systems such as track inspection systems, with the flexibility of RFID technology
so that the recorded information can be makes the Handheld reader an ideal
automatically matched to the actual wagon, supplement to stationary readers in
thus eliminating errors. applications such as train maintenance.
Location of the Train: The System with the The reader allows for quick and reliable
help of the reader determines the location on-the-spot identification and
of the train by reading the tag identity verification of objects such as wagons.
as the train passes over the tag at speed. GAO Heavy Duty reader
This location data is transferred to the Heavy Duty readers are ruggedized,
onboard system and can be used to update designed to withstand environmental
passenger information automatically factors such as temperature, moisture,
Controlling and Positioning of Trains: shock and vibration. This allows them to
Some onboard systems require a precise be mounted directly on the outside of
position of the train, for example to vehicles. This reader can be used to
control stopping positions. The reader provide positioning information for
accurately reports the position when the onboard systems on a train.
train passes over an ID-tag. GAO RFID has a solution for the unique
In combination with requirements new challenges of your rail or inter-modal
applications can be rapidly prototyped and operations.






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