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Locomotive Safety Enhanced with IP-CCTV
CLCX Locomotive fitted with IndigoVision’s IP Video technology
IP Video systems manufacturer IndigoVision is providing the technology behind an innovative train safety monitoring system. Georgia-based locomotive manufacturer CLCX, Inc. has fitted an IP Video CCTV system to a freight locomotive to enhance operational safety, improve ease of use and provide a diagnostic tool in the event of problems. The locomotive operates on a manufacturing site moving raw materials and finished goods. The IP Video system helps improve operational safety by giving the train operator 360 degree visibility.
The CCTV system, designed and configured by IndigoVision’s authorized partner Mobilcomm, also serves as a video and audio event recorder. This is very important if an incident like an accident or near miss should occur. By recording CCTV footage of any incidents, from one of the six cameras mounted on the locomotive, the owner of the locomotive can provide evidence showing the facts of the incident.
The self-contained mobile CCTV solution consists of six fixed cameras with microphones installed on the outside of the locomotive. The cameras are connected to IndigoVision’s MPEG-4 8000 transmitter/receiver modules which convert the analog video and audio to hi-resolution digital streams for transmission over the local Ethernet LAN within the train. ‘Control Center’, IndigoVision’s IP Video and Alarm Management software is installed together with Network Video Recorder (NVR) software on a PC running Windows Server 2003.
An additional mobile camera is connected to the locomotive’s local network via a 50ft Ethernet cable.
