TekTracking delivers Commander Terminal Automation (CTA) at two additional Class One Yards
By TekTracking
Fairport, New York March 16th of 2022 – TekTracking LLC, a technology development company focused on railroad asset monitoring, control, and management solutions has today announced the expansion of the Commander Terminal Automation (CTA) system to two additional Class One yards in Wisconsin. TekTracking received the orders and delivered materials in Q1 with planned cutovers in spring.
These additional installations of Commander will continue to help this Class One leverage a modern control and communications platform specifically designed to greatly reduce support costs associated with legacy radio control technology suppliers.
CTA was developed to leverage modern, off-the-shelf, communication, and control products to provide a 100% ethernet-based wireless control system. CTA replaces only the legacy control and communication components found in all yard automation systems. CTA retains the existing power switch machine and the existing OS circuit which makes modernizing yard automation relatively inexpensive. The CTA system is simple to set up and includes sophisticated software to assist in network maintenance and troubleshooting. Replacement components are open source and readily available – This allows the system to be easily supported by trained railroad personnel, eliminating the need for constant reliance on the system provider.
