Railway switches and signals inventions

20090277998 - Methods and system for detecting railway vacancy: A method for detecting railway vacancy is provided. The method includes sensing, at a remote sensing unit positioned proximate to a railway, a presence of a railcar traversing the railway. The method also includes storing, in real-time, at the remote sensing unit, a sensing event indicative of the sensed presence... Agent: Armstrong Teasdale LLP (12729 +2000) John S. Beulick

20090277999 - Railway track switch: The present disclosure relates to a railroad switch point having fixed rails and switching rails. The switch point includes a first railroad tie having a top side. The switch point also includes a rod positioned at the top side of the first railroad tie. The rod is coupled to the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090266943 - System and method for pacing a powered system traveling along a route: A system is provided for pacing a powered system traveling along a route separated into a plurality of block regions. Each block region has a respective signal. The system includes a controller configured to receive a status of the signal in an adjacent block region to a current block region... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.