Patent ID: 7392117
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: B61L,G01K

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring the neutral temperature of a railway rail, the method comprising the acts of: installing at a rail site a field sensor system to collect data relating to the neutral temperature of a rail at the rail site; logging a first set of data relating to the neutral temperature of the rail at the rail site; collecting the first set of logged data relating to the neutral temperature of the rail using a data collection device; storing the first set of logged data relating to the neutral temperature of the rail on a storage medium; logging a second set of data relating to the neutral temperature of the rail at the rail site; collecting the second set of logged data relating to the neutral temperature of the rail using the data collection device; storing the second set of logged data relating to the neutral temperature of the rail on the storage medium; and accessing the storage medium and analyzing the first set of logged data and the second set of logged data by displaying a representation of the data on a display screen.