Data Processing

Union Pacific Railroad Harriman Dispatch Center- Omaha, Nebraska
Direct digital control system for a critical central railroad dispatching center which monitors and controls rail activity throughout the entire Union Pacific system.

The Harriman Dispatch Center has been compared to an airport control tower for the railroad using microwaves, fiber optics and leased telephone circuits to communicate information. Today the Union Pacific Railroad has about 36,000 miles of rail track, making it the largest railroad in the world. The facility has received several architectural and software awards.