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Railroad Car Tracking
by an RFID System to
Organize Traffic Flow*
32.1 INTRODUCTION
Almost every driver who has come across a railroad crossing and has had to wait for the train to pass
has probably wondered to themselves: what if they had been warned of the oncoming train? If they
had known about it blocking their path, would they have gone another way? Since not every railroad
crossing has an overpass to allow trafc to freely pass, trafc can get backed up during busy times
causing potential delays. With a warning system somewhere along their route, drivers will be able to
take alternate routes and potentially save time. Several issues ...