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Posted 23 May 2016 - 04:16 PM

 

Information and the Railroad Industry” will be the topic of an illustrated talk by J. Alex Lang, Chief Information Officer for Oakmont—based (Pittsburgh area) Carload Express, Inc. to Harrisburg Chapter National Railway Historical Society on June 14 at Hoss’s Restaurant, 743 Wertzville Rd., Enola, PA.  Business meeting and speaker begin at 7 pm, with a meal available as early as 5 pm. Dinner and meeting are open to the public.

 

Lang’s program will give an overview of computer technology’s benefits in short line railroading to include: Positive Train Control, computer aided dispatch, automatic equipment identification, video cameras, and social media.

 

Carload Express is a short line railroad company operating in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio with three railroads: Allegheny Valley Railroad, Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad, and Ohio Terminal Railway.

 

Harrisburg Chapter, one of over 149 chapters of the National Railway Historical Society, is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to studying railroad history and preserving significant local railroad artifacts. Major projects include: maintaining Pennsylvania’s official electric locomotive (GG-1 # 4859), and preserving and operating Harris Tower.

   www.harristower.org






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