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12/1/2005
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UP to install video surveillance system on locomotives
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Union Pacific Railroad recently contracted March Networks Corp. and Wabtec Railway Electronics Ltd. to provide a mobile digital video surveillance system for locomotives.
The Class I will install VideoTrax™ — a digital video recorder the suppliers co-developed and introduced in July — on more than 7,000 locomotives. The device is designed to record video images of tracks in front of a train and surrounding rights of way, as well as record audio and log locomotive data, such as brake and throttle usage. VideoTrax offers multiple camera and audio options, data analysis functions and playback tools.
“The combination of video, audio, and event data is important in assisting our customers with enhancing safety and improving operations,” said Wabtec Railway Vice President of Programs Robert Haag in a prepared statement.
The Class I will install VideoTrax™ — a digital video recorder the suppliers co-developed and introduced in July — on more than 7,000 locomotives. The device is designed to record video images of tracks in front of a train and surrounding rights of way, as well as record audio and log locomotive data, such as brake and throttle usage. VideoTrax offers multiple camera and audio options, data analysis functions and playback tools.
“The combination of video, audio, and event data is important in assisting our customers with enhancing safety and improving operations,” said Wabtec Railway Vice President of Programs Robert Haag in a prepared statement.
