Remote condition monitoring can enhance traditional railroad maintenance regimes and reduce the occurrence of signalling failures. Monitoring the performance of track switches is particularly attractive as track switch failures can be especially disruptive. This paper presents the experience of CSX, a Class 1 railroad in North America, who have been an early adopter of remote condition monitoring technology for track switches. The paper discusses the current stage of the railroad's remote condition monitoring roll-out, its objectives, and how it is used. A description of the condition monitoring technology is given together with some examples of the analytics and data it provides.
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