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Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are extremely common in a large number of industrial control systems. This includes railroad passenger cars, where they have been used for everything from destination sign controls to HVAC controls to data aquisition and management. Northwest Rail Electric has constructed a number of systems incorporating PLCs and the flexibility allow them to be constructed to meet unique needs of each customer. The flexibility, versatility and wide variety of features make PLC based control systems a good fit for a number of needs. These are a few examples of PLC based control systems we have produced for various railroad passenger car applications.



Variations of the Northwest Rail Electric NW-25100 and NW-25200 locker packages are available with PLC based controls as an option.


Northwest Rail Electric NW-DD-DAQ-PLC records an extensive array of operating data on one of our customer's passenger cars, and reports it to the car shop computer system by wireless network when the car returns to the shop.

Features of Various Systems

Complex railroad passenger car programmable logic controller system including traction controlsHere is a list of some of the various features that have been incorporated into Northwest Rail Electric PLC systems over the years:

If you have an interest in a control system that is feature rich and beyond the standard control system, a PLC based system is worth considering. Give us a call and let us know your needs.


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