CSX TRACK CHART AND ENGINEERING INFORMATION SYSTEM
Roy Anderson, David Maas, Brian Mack, Ted Selig · 2000
Railroads have made a considerable investment in information technology. Recent technological advances have increased the value of this information by simplifying its storage, modification, access and distribution. With this new technology people throughout the company have controlled and timely access to information that influences the reliability and economy of their railroad. This paper describes the process being used by CSX to consolidate data from legacy systems into a new database using current technology. It also describes how the transition provided the opportunity to create a unified information repository for the many departments that make up CSX. In addition, CSX required that the existing system remain operational during the project. This project has been divided into a number of steps in order to minimize the impact of the new system. The first step was to move a data snapshot from the legacy track chart system to electronic track chart and information system. The next step allows the current CSX data systems to provide continuous data updates to this new system. This track chart system