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3/14/2016
Protran: Protracker Train and Personal Alert Devices
Protran Technology offers the Protracker Train Device, which is designed to be mounted in the cab of a train or tied into the train’s monitor. The train operator will be audibly and visually alerted of personnel near tracks who are wearing the Protracker Personal Alert Device (PAD) and the headset.
The devices enhance an agency’s existing procedures with multiple interfaces such as Ethernet, RS232, RS485 and RS422, according to Protran, a Harsco Rail company. They also allow the system to tie into new vehicle monitors and have a new special radio interface that allows the system to report worker location to the control center.
The PAD and the Portable Warning Horn and Light (PWHL) communicate with the Protracker Train Device. Once a train is detected, both the PAD and PWLH will sound a warning alarm to the work crew of an approaching train. It will also warn the train operator of the work crew located up ahead.