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Computer-Assisted Dispatching System

Also known as: CADS
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  • high-speed train
    railroad
    / Interlocking and routing

    …main lines are single-track, the Computer-Assisted Dispatching System (CADS) can relieve the operator of much routine work. At Union Pacific’s Omaha center, once the dispatcher has entered a train’s identity and priority, the system automatically routes it accordingly, arranging its passing of other trains in loops as befits its priority.…

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    …main lines are single-track, the Computer-Assisted Dispatching System (CADS) can relieve the operator of much routine work. At Union Pacific’s Omaha center, once the dispatcher has entered a train’s identity and priority, the system automatically routes it accordingly, arranging its passing of other trains in loops as befits its priority.…

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