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Article #19: RFID for Railway Industry

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






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