Centralized Traffic Control (CTC)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	railway signalling system
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:CTC
gptkbp:adoptedBy	gptkb:Asian_railways gptkb:North_American_railroads gptkb:European_railways
gptkbp:component	modern railway management systems
gptkbp:developedBy	1920s
gptkbp:enables	real-time train routing remote control of signals remote control of track switches
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Centralized Traffic Control (CTC)
gptkbp:improves	railway capacity train punctuality
gptkbp:introducedIn	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:monitors	track occupancy train locations
gptkbp:operator	train dispatcher
gptkbp:purpose	to enhance railway safety to improve train movement efficiency
gptkbp:reduces	human error
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Positive_Train_Control_(PTC) gptkb:Automatic_Block_Signaling_(ABS) railway signaling interlocking
gptkbp:replacedBy	local control towers manual block systems
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:uses	track circuits communications networks signal relays
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:BNSF_Northern_Transcon
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7