Patent ID: 9346476
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B61L

Claim Text:
1. A track-data verification vehicle configured for travel on rails of a railroad rail system comprising: a positive train control (PTC) data-verification unit configured to enable verification of a pre-recorded geographic location of an asset with an actual physical location associated with the asset, the PTC data-verification unit including a visual display of data associated with the asset and an input device; a positioning system associated with the vehicle and in communication with the PTC data-verification unit; a first camera mounted in association with the vehicle and in a known spatial offset relative to the positioning system, the first camera capturing an image of the asset; a display device disposed interior to the vehicle and in communication with the first camera, the display device presenting the image of the asset and displaying an indicator in the image, the indicator indicating a position in the image at which the asset is properly aligned with the positioning system; and an input-capture system that records the provision of inputs provided to the PTC data-verification unit.