Hump Process Control

PST’s SwithPro HPC hump yard process control system comprises of real time process control machines communicating with distributed IO to safely and efficiently classify cars in terminal rail operations. The performance metrics and features qualify it to be one of the best in the world.

Classification Efficiency

• Dynamic Hump Yard Speed allows for a 20% increase in throughput, without sacrificing misroutes.
• AEI Integration for work list validation and minimizing downtime during classification.
• Cutting-edge machine learning algorithms allow for maximized coupling performance in all weather conditions.

Fully Utilize Key Assets

• Web based dashboards and reports allow users to monitor the state of the hump yard terminal and how it is performing in real-time.
• Redundant Systems allow for a 99.99% availability.

Utilize Data Analytics

• Web-based system used to keep track of the health of terminal equipment and hump yard terminal rail operations. Utilizes system data to predict equipment failures and report them through real-time messaging as well as a dashboard.
• Event playback and improved logging supports increased accuracy when troubleshooting and diagnosing failures.

Safety Features

• Safety features to minimize cornering’s, derailments, and rollouts such as Dynamic Cornering Protection, Enhanced presence detection, empty track logic, and Contamination Detection.

Flat Process Control

PST’s flat yard classification software allows for seamless classification and routing for all kicking and shove to rest classification and switch yard operations.  The software integrates with the enterprise to load work lists and classify them based on their destination tracks for better terminal rail operations.

Increase Efficiency

• Integrate with the enterprise terminal management system to manage and classify work lists, allowing for seamless route advancement.

Monitor Utilization

• Monitor operations to ensure that performance numbers will be achieved by understanding all movements made during a switch yard shift so that non-value-added moves can be eliminated.

Utilize Data Analytics

• Utilize data analytics to predict equipment failures before they occur.
• Real-time web-based monitoring system that reports all failed equipment and equipment that is trending towards failure.

Entrance/Exit Control

PST’s modern SwitchPro NX terminal control switch yard software is a smart, cost-effective and efficient solution for controlling all terminal hardware through a user-friendly HMI or a mobile application. Its configurability allows for condensed lead times and seamless cutovers minimizing concern of software installation. It’s configurability allows for condensed lead times and seamless cutovers minimizing the concern of software installations or updates. The system uses commercial off the shelf technology, minimizing downtime or fear of reduced inventory. It also comes with a multitude of features driving increased efficiency and utilization.

Increase Efficiency

• Communicate with all terminal hardware to save around 4 minutes per switch throw.
• Minimum lead times to develop, test, and deploy new systems in switch yards.
• Use a graphical HMI to monitor the location of crews so that smarter decisions can be made based on the current state of the terminal.
• Automatically set Blue flags on tracks as trains are yarded.

Monitor Utilization

• Monitor operations to ensure that performance numbers will be achieved by understanding all movements made during a shift so that non-value-added moves can be eliminated.

Utilize Data Analytics

• Utilize data analytics to predict equipment failures before they occur.
• Real-time web-based switch yard monitoring system that reports all failed equipment and equipment that is trending towards failure.