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Article: How does your track measure up? Anyone who thinks railroading is a low-tech industry needs to take a close look at how the industry gathers, stores, and uses track geometry data.
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- Railway Age
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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Gauge, cross elevation, and other nuances of track geometry tell a story, that helps railroads focus on areas of track that need maintenance work or upgrading. The industry has been reading track geometry for decades, but new methods of gathering data and storing it for easy access are taking m/w programs to a whole new level. Here's what several of the industry's principal suppliers have developed.
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