Railroad and Transit Systems

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          Metro North Genesis II

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Bay Area Rapid Transit

   Advanced Automatic Train Control

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                     Marshalling Yard

ORTHSTAR has extensive 'fail-safe" design and development experience in Railroad and Transit Systems development for  Dispatcher Control, Computerized Train Control, Trainborne Systems, Event Recorders, Wayside Systems, Locomotive Systems, Train Operator Transit Car Simulators, Locomotive and Train Simulators, Train Traffic Simulators, and Air/Electric Brake Systems such as:

 

•PATH PA5 Train Operator Simulator... Currently being developed under contract to Kawasaki Rail Car for the Port Authority Trans Hudson Corporation.  This simulator will include CGI and full motion.

 

•M7 Train Operator Simulator...Based on Bombardier's M7 Transit Cars.  Developed by ORTHSTAR under contract to Bombardier for Metro North Rail.

 

•Genesis II...Locomotive & Train New Technology Simulator...Based on GE Transportation's Genesis II Locomotive.  Developed by ORTHSTAR for Metro North Railroad.

 

•TrainSTAR® ...  Smart Train Advanced Ranging System...A Simulation based Train Traffic Management concept developed by ORTHSTAR.

 

•TrackSTAR..Track Space-Time Analysis Reporting...predicts the future performance of a scheduled railroad 24 hours in advance.

 

•NJT Comet 5 Data Car Network Traffic Parametric Simulation/Study for Alstom Transportation, Inc.

 

•New Technology Simulator (NTS) with SIMNET Networked simulators structuring multiple Instructor Stations with multiple Student Stations.

 

•Computerized Metro Door Control Systems (Software) for MARTA, NYCT (R142A and R143), and NJT (Hudson Bergen) as a Strategic Partner with Vapor Corporation.

 

•Computerized Metro Data Communication Systems (Software) for  NYCT (R142A and R143) as a Strategic Partner with Vapor Corporation.

 

•Train Simulator Visual Server Upgrades for Metro North Railroad, Canadian National, and Norfolk Southern railroads.

 

•Advanced Automated Train Control System for BART as a Strategic Partner with GE Global Signal (Harmon).

 

•Event Recorder and Train Diagnostic System for Metro North Railroad.

 

•Software /System support for EPIC and EPIC II Locomotive Air Brake System... as a Strategic Partner with WABTEC (WABCO).

 

•Automation of Nederland Spoorwagen (Dutch railroad) Amsterdam Station.

 

•V&V System/Software Testing of aspects of the GE Transportation AC 6000 Locomotive.

 

•V&V System/Software Testing of BART Computerized Door System.

 

•Marshalling Yards for NS-CONRAIL.

 

•Hump Yards for Union Pacific (Fresco Rail)

 

•Metro Train Control System for MARTA

 

•Locomotive Preventive Maintenance for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.

 

•Transit Car Simulators for SEPTA and Metro North.

 

•High Speed Passenger Train Simulator for Swedish Railroad.

 

•Locomotive and Train Simulators for Canadian National, NS-CONRAIL, Grand Trunk Western, UP-SP and others.

 

•Computerized Train Control System for Nederland Spoorwagen.

 

•Train Traffic Simulator for Nederland Spoorwagen.
 

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