What are applications of Information Technology in railways?

Computers and Information Technology are widely used in the railway system and railway industry. e.g. * Tracking, scheduling, monitoring and reporting railway traffic. * Design of railway track systems and railway vehicles. * Managing Railway construction projects. * Pricing and ticketing. Administration, such as * Accounting and financial controls * Statutory records and reports

* Financial reports and taxation requirements * Letter writing, staff records, payroll. Managing carriage of goods, such as

* recording and tracking movement of goods, pricing, invoicing. * Accident and incident records and statistical analysis. Customer relations: Analysis of customer questionnaires etc Daily operations: monitoring lines and enabling control of signals and track-switching.