ENSCO RAIL  

Falls Church,  VA 
United States
http://www.ensco.com/rail
  • Booth: 244

For more than 45 years, ENSCO has lead the rail industry worldwide in developing new and advanced technologies to improve the safety, security and quality of their operations. ENSCO is a leading provider of automated and autonomous inspection systems, web-based data management systems, vehicle dynamics analysis and simulations, large-scale systems integration for federal and commercial railways.


 Press Releases

  • Falls Church, Va., January 4, 2018

    ENSCO Rail, an international leader in advanced rail technology solutions for passenger, transit and freight markets, will be participating in the Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7-11.

    ENSCO will be exhibiting in Booth 244 and showcasing technology and expertise in machine vision track inspection, and linear asset management and decision support. In the booth, ENSCO will demonstrate the following technologies and demonstrations:

    • Virtual Track Walk—Provides high-resolution, synchronized images in your office to conduct linear asset inspections and asset audits.
       
    • GeoEdit 8—Allows measurement data viewing, report generation, and data export for your needs.
       
    • Digital Track Notebook®—Allows for paperless record keeping of manned inspections of linear assets.
       
    • Automated Maintenance Advisor—Uses condition data to aid in developing maintenance plans.
       

    In addition, ENSCO subject matter experts will be contributing to the technical panels and presentations:

    • Steven Chrismer will preside at the Sunday Workshop, “Understanding and Managing the Complex World of Wheel Rail Interaction, Part 2,” and present a case study titled, “Investigating and Treating Accelerated Wheel Flange Wear on New York City Transit.”
       
    • Cory Hogan will present a paper titled, “Automated VAMPIRE for Various Purposes, Including Derailment Risk Identification and Derailment Investigation.”
       
    • Matthew Dick, Zhipeng Liu and Samson Yilma will present a paper titled, “Quantifying Rail Surface Condition using Machine Vision”
       

    The Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting is expected to attract more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world. The meeting program will cover all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions and workshops, addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry and academic institutions. A number of sessions and workshops will focus on the spotlight theme for the 2018 meeting: Transportation: Moving the Economy of the Future.
     

    ENSCO RAIL, INC.

    A wholly owned subsidiary of ENSCO, Inc.
    For more than 45 years, ENSCO has been leading the rail industry worldwide in developing new and advanced technologies to improve the safety, security and quality of their operations. ENSCO is a leading provider of automated and autonomous inspection systems, web-based data management systems, vehicle dynamics analysis and simulations, and large-scale systems integration for federal and commercial railways. The ENSCO name represents the rail industry’s premier source for track inspection, vehicle/track interaction monitoring, railroad asset management technology, and PTC/train control inspection and services. The ENSCO Rail subsidiary provides products and services to commercial customers. Learn more


 Products

  • Machine Vision – Track Imaging Systems
    High-speed and superior quality track imaging systems provide comprehensive track inspection and evaluation through advanced machine-vision processing....

  • Railway imaging systems are at the forefront of the ENSCO technology focus. Expertise with high-resolution camera systems and advanced image processing algorithms result in systems with extremely reliable image acquisition and processing capabilities. This approach has been successfully applied to the inspection of a range of track components, including joint bars (fish plates), ties (sleepers), fasteners, rail heads, and overhead wire, as well as track rights of way (ROW). All ENSCO railway imaging systems can operate either day or night to reduce operational interruptions.

    • Joint Bar Inspection System
    • Track Component Imaging System
    • Rail Surface Imaging System
    • Driver View Imaging System
    • Overview Wire (Catenary) Imaging System
    • Tunnel Wall Imaging System
    • Thermal Imaging System

    Key Features

    • Employs patented vision-inspection technology and techniques
    • Continuous, high-resolution track images
    • Intelligent machine-vision algorithms for review and identification of anomalies
    • Automatic image archiving and component inventory
    • Integration with full-sized track inspection cars as well as hi-rail vehicles
    • Centralized office review and reporting system

    Learn more at www.ensco.com/rail/track-imaging-systems

  • Virtual Track Walk
    Provides high-resolution, synchronized images in your office to conduct linear asset inspections and asset audits....

  • ENSCO’s Virtual Track Walk's key feature is the ability to view synchronized images from multiple inspection cameras along with milepost and GPS.

    When using VTW to inspect track, built-in tools allow the user to mark defects and identify track assets. The software then automatically tags these with milepost numbers and GPS coordinates. Identified defects and assets can be exported to CSV reports.

    Key Features

    • Simultaneous viewing of images from multiple cameras
    • Supports multiple computer monitors
    • User customizable viewing and settings
    • Move and adjust windows as needed
    • All images are synchronized together with milepost (kilometer post or chainage) and GPS coordinates
    • Scroll, zoom and video play features
    • User can mark defects
    • User can identify assets
    • Tie grading
    • VTW automatically calculates location and GPS for defect and asset locations
    • Defects and asset data can be exported to CSV format

    Learn more at www.ensco.com/rail/virtual-track-walk

    ENSCO Rail's Virtual Track Walk Featured in Washington Post

  • GeoEdit 8
    Allows measurement data viewing, report generation, and data export for your needs....

  • GeoEdit 8 is a Windows-based Track Measurement Data Management program. It can be used to view data, generate reports, assist in maintenance management planning, and exporting data for a range of efforts.

    Benefits

    • Supports track geometry, rail profile, ride quality, DGRMS, third rail, and corrugation
    • Overlay multiple track measurement survey files
    • Plot the difference between channels from different files
    • Generate and print reports and plots
    • Reverse the direction of the data to accommodate comparison of separate surveys
    • Prepare continuous track geometry and rail profile data for vehicle/track interaction modeling
    • Export data to various formats, including CSV, VAMPIRE®, and MiniProf
    • Use in real-time mode with ENSCO’s RSL-TGMS hi-rail track geometry measurement system
    • Better insight and understanding of your data
    • Accurate annotation
    • Cost efficiency of a “paperless” environment

    Users

    • Track supervisors
    • Division engineers
    • Track engineers
    • Maintenance managers
    • Track analysts
    • Vehicle dynamicists

    Learn more at www.ensco.com/rail/geoedit-8