Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090259353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING RAILCAR SWITCHING SOLUTIONS IN A SWITCHYARD USING EMPTY CAR SUBSTITUTION LOGIC - 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. | 10-15-2009 |
20100087972 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING RAIL CAR SWITCHING SOLUTIONS USING DYNAMIC CLASSIFICATION TRACK ALLOCATION - 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. | 04-08-2010 |
20100222947 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING CAR SWITCHING SOLUTIONS IN A SWITCHYARD USING CAR ETA AS A FACTOR - 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. | 09-02-2010 |
20100222948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING RAIL CAR SWITCHING SOLUTIONS BY ASSESSING SPACE AVAILABILITY IN A CLASSIFICATION TRACK ON THE BASIS OF BLOCK PULL TIME - 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. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228410 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING RAIL CAR SWITCHING SOLUTIONS IN A SWITCHYARD INCLUDING LOGIC TO RE-SWITCH CARS FOR BLOCK PULL TIME - 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. | 09-09-2010 |
20100235021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING RAIL CAR SWITCHING SOLUTIONS IN A SWITCHYARD INCLUDING LOGIC TO RE-SWITCH CARS FOR ARRIVAL RATE - 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. | 09-16-2010 |
20100324759 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING RAIL CAR SWITCHING SOLUTIONS IN A SWITCHYARD INCLUDING LOGIC TO RE-SWITCH CARS FOR BLOCK SIZE - 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. | 12-23-2010 |
20100324760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING RAIL CAR SWITCHING SOLUTIONS IN A SWITCHYARD USING AN ITERATIVE METHOD - 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. | 12-23-2010 |
20120022729 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORECASTING THE COMPOSITION OF AN OUTBOUND TRAIN IN A SWITCHYARD - A system for forecasting the outbound workload in a switchyard. The system has a processing entity for which receives information on railcar traffic for handling by the switchyard, wherein the railcar traffic includes railcars that are yet to be switched into classification tracks of the switchyard. For every departure train of two or more departure trains, the processing entity applies logic rules to the information to compute a forecast of railcar traffic that will be available to the departure train for transport out of the switchyard. An output releases data derived from the forecast of railcar traffic, describing the traffic available for each train of the two or more departure trains. | 01-26-2012 |
20120035790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING RAILCAR SWITCHING SEQUENCE IN A SWITCHYARD - As embodied and broadly described herein the invention includes a system for computing a preferred sequence in which cars in a switching queue of a railway switchyard are to be sequentially switched to classification tracks. The system has a processing entity for determining within a given set of cars at least two possible sequences in which the cars in the set can be switched and applying logic rules for identifying among the sequences a preferred sequence. The system also has an output for releasing data describing the preferred sequence. | 02-09-2012 |