1. Crossing Monitoring and Event Recording Miles Metschke Product Manager GE Transportation Mid-States Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Conference

2. Page 2 / Traditional Use of Recorders Flight Data Recorder “Black Box” Crossing Event Recorder Event Recorders at Crossings have evolved to move than just investigating accidents …

3. Page 3 / Finding problems faster … Event Recorder Comm Network Alarm Information System Relays LightsBatteriesGate Arms Continuous monitoring of crossings.

4. Page 4 / Increasing Productivity of Workforce Automating FRA 234 Tests Flashing Light Frequency and Voltage Gate Arm and Gate Mechanism Battery Ground Fault Tests Standby Power Warning System Operation

5. Page 5 / Incorporating Technology at Crossings Cameras - Capture images of crossing operation - Send to IT system for viewing and storage GPS (Global Positioning System) - Time Syncing of Crossing Equipment - Location of assets Ethernet and Web Integration - Data Communication Standard (802.11) - Web user interfaces (remote diagnostics)

6. Page 6 / Summary - Event Recorders are Incorporating more technology - Applications emerging to improve safety and productivity - Continuous Monitoring - Automated Testing