Systems and methods for scheduling track maintenance

US11887028B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BNSF Railway Company · US

Inventors

• Mitchel Jeffrey-Roy Smith · Fort Worth, US
• Daniel Clark · Trophy Club, US
• Karl Lewin · Grapevine, US
• Jose Gerardo Garza · Fort Worth, US
• Christopher J. Thompson · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 25, 2020
• Grant date: Jan 30, 2024
• Expiry date: Jun 29, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/1097
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes generating a first visual representation of a location of a railroad station in relation to a railroad track, receiving a request for a first maintenance window, and determining that the first maintenance window is associated with the railroad station. The method further includes determining a first time period and generating a second visual representation of information associated with the railroad station during the first time period. The information includes an indication of a time that a train is scheduled to cross the railroad station during the time period. The information also includes an indication of a time duration for a second maintenance window that has been requested during the time period.