Transportation Applications

Astro-Med data recorders are used throughout the transportation industry in a wide variety of applications, from monitoring rail cars during safety testing to track monitoring. Applications for Astro-Med data recorders include:

• Periodic testing of motor currents and brake systems of 
mass transit vehicles
• Rail car maintenance
• R&D of rail cars, trucks and other vehicles
• Electrical maintenance of facilities
• Monitoring drive systems
• Monitoring electrical power

Transportation industry customers for these systems include Amtrak, Los Angeles County Metro Transit Authority, Washington Area Metro Transit Authority, Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway, Plasser Machinery Parts & Services Ltd, Adtranz, Toronto Transit Commission and Gruppo Trasporti Torino.