Passenger Rail Operations

Status: Existing

Description: This is an element representing passenger rail operations including VRE and AMTRAK in the state of Virginia. It includes the control center for AMTRAK. It also includes the control center for Virginia Railway Express for rail transportation operations. In the future the Hampton Roads region is expected to deploy light rail.

Stakeholder: Passenger Rail Agencies

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include Passenger Rail Operations:

• Passenger Rail Operations VDOT Local Traffic Operations Centers
• Passenger Rail Operations VDOT Statewide ATMS
• Passenger Rail Operations Virginia Transit Data Archive

Architecture Flows
to/from the Passenger Rail Operations:

Passenger Rail Operations VDOT Local Traffic Operations Centers

• alternate mode information


• railroad advisories


• railroad schedules

Passenger Rail Operations VDOT Statewide ATMS

• alternate mode information


• railroad advisories


• railroad schedules

Passenger Rail Operations Virginia Transit Data Archive

• transit archive data

VDOT Local Traffic Operations CentersPassenger Rail Operations

• transportation system status

VDOT Statewide ATMSPassenger Rail Operations

• transportation system status

Virginia Transit Data ArchivePassenger Rail Operations

• archive status


• archived data products

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the Passenger Rail Operations:

• Alternate Mode Transportation Center Terminator
• Archived Data User System Terminator
• Rail Operations Center Terminator
• Transit Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with Passenger Rail Operations:

• TI02 - Personalized Traveler Information -- (Graphic)