Checkout Scanner
This apparatus was a curious find east of North Platte, NE on the Union Pacific Railroad. I caught this empty ethanol train returning from Norfolk Southern and running through this complex multi-camera system just east of town. As best I can tell, this is a Beena Vision TrainView train inspection system. The next-generation system is able to take high-resolution images of the entire outside of the train. From their website:
"The system uses several sensors and algorithms to pinpoint axle position, car beginning and car end positions, car components such as safety appliances, ladders and handholds, hopper door and their handles, brake hose, truck components such as side frame, springs, and car components such as brake, etc."
The scanner is able to pick up on defective car parts or foreign objects and let the railroad know about them quicker.
Checkout Scanner
This apparatus was a curious find east of North Platte, NE on the Union Pacific Railroad. I caught this empty ethanol train returning from Norfolk Southern and running through this complex multi-camera system just east of town. As best I can tell, this is a Beena Vision TrainView train inspection system. The next-generation system is able to take high-resolution images of the entire outside of the train. From their website:
"The system uses several sensors and algorithms to pinpoint axle position, car beginning and car end positions, car components such as safety appliances, ladders and handholds, hopper door and their handles, brake hose, truck components such as side frame, springs, and car components such as brake, etc."
The scanner is able to pick up on defective car parts or foreign objects and let the railroad know about them quicker.