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Does anyone know of any current or past projects (AI or not) that measures how many miles of train carriages pass through a particular intersection or particula
by kingsloi 4y ago
Does anyone know of any current or past projects (AI or not) that measures how many miles of train carriages pass through a particular intersection or particular line?
I know there's an API for AMTrak, but anything similar for commercial trains/lines?
I'm often stopped by trains, (what feel like) over 10 miles long, doing 30-50mph. Some carriages carry uncovered coal, and are left parked near my neighbourhood for days.
I'd love to track how many miles of carriages, and what type of carriages, pass through my neck of the woods, either with something like a Vizycam, and train it to count the carriages, or even by sound or vibration, and get a basic count, at what times, what dB, etc.
- bombcar 4y agoThe railfan forums often have very knowledgeable people, and many trains are run on schedules (our local track has a train one direction in morning and the other in evening). If you find someone who railfans in your area they probably know most of what you want. It shouldn't be hard to count cars if you wanted to, either by sound or laser or something similar. People have even done it by earth vibration.
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoNot what you asked for but I've seen recent articles and videos stating that trains are getting longer, which means more time consumed by those waiting at crossings.