RFID-Based Equipment for Rail
A global leader in the transportation industry, TransCore provides innovative technical solutions and services for ground transportation systems worldwide, including heavy and light rail, highway and urban tolling, intelligent transportation systems, and RFID applications for parking and access control.
TransCore has long recognized the power of RFID-based automatic equipment identification (AEI) to more reliably track rail cars and their contents. Our products and solutions integrate with in-transit visibility, maintenance, repair yard, and inventory management service offerings to provide the transport industry with unique functionality.
RFID Rail Tags
TransCore’s RFID rail tags (available in 902-928 and 2450 MHz bands) are designed for years of continued, reliable use in the harshest operating environments. RFID tags affixed to rail cars are subjected to every imaginable harsh environmental exposure (heat, cold, snow, ice, dirt, rain, oil, and in certain cases, temperatures over 350°), yet they are required to be installed once and operate indefinitely with 99%+ reliability. New tag technology features high speed read/write capability, greatly enhanced data rate, memory capacity, and on-the-fly programming with security. Our tags are encoded per the ISO 10374 container identification standard, and our tractor tags are encoded per the ATA standard for trucking applications. These industry-leading solutions are revolutionizing rail check-in, inspection, weighing, inventory, and check-out processes.
TransCore also provides two general classes of readers depending on application requirements: single protocol and multiprotocol (fixed mount or portable, e.g., Handheld). Our newest multiprotocol rail reader, train recording unit, and wireless products are designed to support the rail market’s transition to updated AEI technology. TransCore also manufactures and distributes a variety of antennas to support rail and intermodal applications.
With installations in 29 countries, TransCore is the leader in AEI for the rail industry, and we have set the standards by which all AEI is measured. Throughout the world and spanning five continents, TransCore has installed more than 10 million tags and 38,000 readers throughout the rail and intermodal industry. Today, every railcar in North America comes equipped with a TransCore tag.
