RailTerm
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RailTerm is a North American corporation which provides rail operation services including dispatching, track and signal maintenance, as well as intermodal terminal management. The company also provides signals, communications, and software systems, as well as licenses the TrainMaster Rail Traffic Control (RTC) software to independent railroads. In Canada, Rail-Term Inc. is located in Dorval, Quebec and Mississauga, Ontario. In the United States, RailTerm operates from Rutland, Vermont.
RailTerm is a North American corporation which provides rail operation services including dispatching, track and signal maintenance, as well as intermodal terminal management. The company also provides signals, communications, and software systems, as well as licenses the TrainMaster Rail Traffic Control (RTC) software to independent railroads. In Canada, Rail-Term Inc. is located in Dorval, Quebec and Mississauga, Ontario. In the United States, RailTerm operates from Rutland, Vermont. == Service segments== Rail-Term provides rail traffic control services, track and signal maintenance as well as intermodal terminal management. The company also designs and commissions track circuits, signalling systems and control-center software. RailTerm's systems group designs and implements new technological tools for rail operations including dispatch software, mobile technologies and communications systems for track, signal and rail traffic control clients. This includes complex field-signal systems to RTC software with management reporting tools. Rail Traffic Control Services RailTerm offers dispatch services to freight railways, intercity passenger and commuter trains. To coordinate safe train movement and maintenance, the company developed a web-based software, the TrainMaster, an integrated centralized Rail Traffic Control (RTC) system with dark territory control. The software operates on mobile devices to allow managers, dispatchers and rail maintenance crews to communicate simultaneously. The TrainMaster is used at RailTerm's dispatch centers in Dorval, Quebec, and Rutland, Vermont, and is also licensed to independent railroads. Track and Signal Maintenance RailTerm carries out day-to-day track, signal and structure maintenance. The company manages major installation and repair projects for railroads including infrastructure upgrades in addition to renewal investments. It also advises clients such as Via Rail on new technologies and safety measures. Intermodal Terminal Management RailTerm has operated Canadian Pacific's Expressway service in Montreal, Quebec, and Milton, Ontario, since 1996, and CPR's intermodal terminals in Vaughan, Ontario, and Lachine, Quebec, since 2013. Daily operations include loading and unloading freight to train or truck in addition to management of yard inventory as a "'just-in-time' operation".
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