Article: Remote switch point operation.(products)(Brief Article)

Global Rail Systems, Inc., offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional signaling systems. Its patent-pending FAS-PAS[TM] is said to allow train crews or dispatchers to safely remote control a power switch point in non-signalized territory. Users can control the switch in two ways: through time locking--deployed when the switch is being controlled from the locomotive via DTMF audible tone commands over a voice radio--or approach locking--deployed when the train dispatcher is controlling the switch via data radio ...

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