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What can Railroads learn from the Automation Industry?

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What can Railroads learn from the Automation Industry?

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The railroad industry, while undoubtedly specialized, is not as different from other automation industries as it may think. Some of the primary challenges facing railroads in the automation of asset operations (for example, interlockings and grade crossing controllers) parallel similar challenges facing other industries that are operating on a much larger scale in terms of number and frequency of processing cycle and controlled equipment. By understanding how these companies are responding to their challenges, railroads can better formulate their own strategies for migrating towards higher efficiency. Given the projected increase in railroad traffic over the next 20 years of up to 70% and the resulting efficiency demand on assets, such strategies are sure to gain in importance for railroads. Given the fact that railroads tend to be a highly specialized and therefore somewhat isolated industry it is also important for railroads to stay up to date on the technical advances in the automat

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