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Centralized traffic control

Centralized traffic control (CTC) is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America. CTC consolidates train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators or the train crews themselves.

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Centralized traffic control

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Triples21
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Centralized traffic control → ABS, Berwick, CTC, Fostoria, General Railway Signal, If, Instead, It, Its, New York Central Railroad, Ohio, Stanley, The, This, Toledo, What

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ctc control train traffic track would dispatcher trains signals system switches display north could railroad block signal one dispatcher's territory

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
sidingsinstance ofTrains moving in opposite directions on the same track cannot pass each other without special infrastructure0.80text
switches that allow one of the trains to move out of the wayinstance ofTrains moving in opposite directions on the same track cannot pass each other without special infrastructure0.80text
microwaveinstance ofRecently the costs of CTC has fallen as new technologies0.80text
satelliteinstance ofRecently the costs of CTC has fallen as new technologies0.80text
rail based data links have eliminated the need for wire pole lines or fiber optic linksinstance ofRecently the costs of CTC has fallen as new technologies0.80text
Centralized traffic controlrelated to Development and technologyThe0.60section
Centralized traffic controlrelated to Development and technologyGeneral Railway Signal0.60section
Centralized traffic controlrelated to Development and technologyIts0.60section
Centralized traffic controlrelated to Development and technologyNew York Central Railroad0.60section
Centralized traffic controlrelated to Development and technologyStanley0.60section
Centralized traffic controlrelated to Development and technologyToledo0.60section
Centralized traffic controlrelated to Development and technologyBerwick0.60section

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