Modernization Effort
The modernization effort to automate the Brighton Park crossing involved Safetran Systems, (part of Invensys Rail) with the crossing’s application development, site mock-up, and preliminary factory testing taking place in Rancho Cucamonga, California in an in-house project called “Brighton Park / Pershing Main.”
There were five different aspects of the modernization effort which consisted of (1) physical crossing interlocking, (2) vital software and hardware systems, (3) non-vital communications systems, (4) event data recording, and (5) input/output, all of which could be controlled and monitored by remote dispatch operators using display and control panels.
The project’s hardware and software consisted of existing Safetran components however the various application logic and site configuration modules were developed specifically for Brighton Park, all of which was heavily tested in California via a system-wide mock-up, requiring approximately 45 developers consisting of systems engineers, hardware and software engineers, applications engineers, test technicians, technical technicians, technical publishers, and others.
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