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Abstract
GIS for Managing Rail Corridors
Track: Transportation and Logistics
Author(s): Jim Vanderweide, Jim West
This paper will describe the development of a track management system for a Bay Area commuter rail managed by Caltrain. Caltrain is looking to GIS technology as an effective means to inventory and manage information about its 100-mile rail corridor. The GIS will provide Caltrain staff with a variety of tools, including software applications, to access up-to-date mapping data, inventory current track conditions, locate encroaching properties on the rail right-of-way, easily produce corridor segment maps, and easily locate utilities. The Rail Management System is a custom application developed using Visual C++ and MapObjects.
Jim Vanderweide
HNTB Corporation
1201 Walnut, Suite 700
Kansas City, MO 64106
USA
Phone: 816-472-1201
Fax: 816-221-9016
E-mail: jvanderweide@hntb.com