Abstract

Automating GIS Foundation Data at Norfolk Southern for PTC
Track: Railways
Authors: Subrahmanyam Muthukumar, Peijun Han, Sandeep Mehndiratta, Scott Perkins

PTC is a government mandated technology,comprising of locomotive,Office,Wayside and communication components.Locomotives carry a geographic snapshot of the rail infrastructure with links to wayside and back office that facilitates the train’s navigation/communication with PTC components.This presentation describes Norfolk Southern’s general PTC approach, and details the automated creation and maintenance of the foundation data from which the navigation file is generated