ATMS15-Railroad Operations Coordination (Market Package*)

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Description

This market package provides an additional level of strategic coordination between freight rail operations and traffic management centers. Rail operations provides train schedules, maintenance schedules, and any other forecast events that will result in highway-rail intersection (HRI) closures. This information is used to develop forecast HRI closure times and durations that may be used in advanced traffic control strategies or to enhance the quality of traveler information.

Includes Equipment Packages and Subsystems:

Includes Architecture Flows:

Source Architecture Flow Destination In Graphic
Rail Operations railroad advisories Traffic Management Yes
Rail Operations railroad schedules Traffic Management Yes
Roadway Subsystem hri status Traffic Management Yes
Traffic Management road network conditions Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Information Service Provider Yes
Traffic Management hri advisories Rail Operations Yes
Traffic Management hri control data Roadway Subsystem Yes
Traffic Management hri request Roadway Subsystem Yes
    - This icon indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards. Select the architecture flow for more information on relevant standards activities.

Rural Development

For the Crash Prevention and Security Rural Development Track, this market package is highly applicable to rural user needs and suitable for the rural environment. It addresses the needs of the broad rural development track by the following: Provides strategic coordination between rail operations and traffic management centers to enhance the quality of traveler information.

ITS Goals Supported

    ITS Goal Satisfaction Level
    Increase Transportation System Efficiency and Capacity *
    Enhance Mobility *
    Reduce Energy Consumption and Environmental Costs *
    Create an Environment for an ITS Market *
    * Features that marginally satisfy the goals
    * * Features that almost satisfy every aspect of the goals
    * * * Features completely satisfy every aspect of the goals

User Services related to this Market Package:

Problem / Solution Pairs this Market Package Addresses

Hypertext Architecture Version 6.1 generated on 1/7/2009 from the following databases
Physical Architecture dated 12/15/2008,
Logical Architecture dated 12/2/2008,
Market Packages dated 12/14/2008,
Security dated 11/13/2008,
User Services dated 4/9/2007,
Theory of Operations dated 12/14/2008,
AppMap dated 12/19/2008 and the
SDOMAP dated 12/12/2008