Atlanta improves track worker safety with Bombardier RFID technology
03 May, 2012
category: RFID
Bombardier Transportation has teamed up with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to improve track worker protection with the company’s RFID and other advanced technologies.
Through the use of RFID and other advanced technologies, TrackSafe creates improved location awareness for rail worker at the track side by providing automated real-time alerts to both track workers and train operators.
“Bombardier’s TrackSafe solution reduces the hazards associated with track level inspections and maintenance,” said Matt Byrne, Vice President, Services Business Unit for Bombardier Transportation North America.
According to the U.S. Federal Transit Administration, between 2003 and 2008 53% of reported rail transit work fatalities were right-of-way incidents.