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How is train traffic managed?
Centralized traffic control (CTC) is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher’s office that controls railroad interlockings and traffic flows in portions of the rail system designated as CTC territory.
How do train drivers know when a station is coming up?
The railways use a train detection systems which can tell signallers exactly where every train is and how fast they are going. There are also systems that can automatically stop trains if the driver doesn’t take the correct course of action or passes through a red signal.
How do trains communicate?
In the modern CBTC systems the trains continuously calculate and communicate their status via radio to the wayside equipment distributed along the line. These points are communicated to make the trains automatically and continuously adjust their speed while maintaining the safety and comfort (jerk) requirements.
What controls a train?
A train driver, engine driver, engineman or locomotive driver, commonly known as an engineer in the United States and Canada, and also as a locomotive handler, locomotive operator, train operator, or motorman, is a person who drives a train or a locomotive.
How do train drivers know the speed limit?
NormanD said: You are correct, route knowledge, markers and speed indicators and distance indicators for sections of track all add to the drivers experience, plus today most trains are computer controlled, so the driver knows what section of track he’s on at any given time.
Do trains GPS?
Indian Railways has installed a GPS aided geo-augmented navigation system (GAGAN) based devices on locomotives to acquire train movement data. As the tracking devices have been installed in the locomotives, the trains hauled by such locomotives can be easily monitored and tracked by the RTIS system.
Is there a website to track trains?
1. Virtual Railfan. Virtual Railfan “brings the trains to you” with live feeds of some of the busiest train tracks from all over the world.