Texas short line extends RailComm contract
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Friday that short line Fort Worth & Western Railroad has extended its contract with RailComm for its computerized Track Warrant Control System.
RailComm’s Domain Operations Controller (DOC®) dark territory train control system is accessed through a web-enabled, software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model. RailComm SaaS provides a “pay-as-you-go” model, thus eliminating capital equipment procurement constraints.
The DOC software-based control system is an advanced command, control, communications, and information (C3i) server-based platform that supports a wide variety of integrated solutions for indication, control, access, and distribution of critical operational data across the corporate enterprise. Through SaaS, local IT support is minimized, traditional capital constraints are eliminated, and DOC customers receive regular updates as RailComm continues to add functionality to its industry-leading, command and control software package.
The DOC control application resides on servers within RailComm’s managed data center in Rochester, N.Y., so the requirement for local IT support at each railroad is reduced.
Fort Worth & Western Railroad is headquartered in Fort Worth, Tex.
