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System and method for rail transport of trailers

CA 2373425 C · Owner: Parry, Alan O. · Inventors: Webster, Earl; Tien, Hao; Venslovaitis, Ed

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A trailer transport system for tracking trains having a plurality of rail cars, wherein each rail car can transport a trailer is described. The system , includes a computer system having a trailer tracking program wherein the , trailer tracking program receives information regarding a trailer to be transported and stores the information in a record and a plurality of terminals, wherein each terminal includes a terminal management system communicatively connected to the computer system wherein the terminal , management system pulls up the record corresponding to the trailer to be transported when the trailer arrives at the terminal and modifies the record to reflect the trailer's …

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  • Filed May 26, 2000 and granted October 11, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 26, 2020.
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FiledMay 26, 2000
GrantedOctober 11, 2016
Term endedMay 26, 2020
Patent numberCA 2373425 C
Classification (IPC)B61L27/00 +1 more

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