Modular system for the monitoring and management of railway signaling equipment

Abstract

This paper presents a modular system designed to implement diverse solutions to the monitoring and management of railway signaling equipment. The addressed problems arose from the needs presented by Trenes Argentinos, the company which operates almost all passenger rail transport in Argentina. The developed solution is examined, consisting of both an embedded system with its hardware and firmware architecture, along with server-side software whose purpose is to store, process and display railway signaling status to authenticated remote users. Obtained results are discussed to better appreciate their usefulness.