In transit control centers, dispatchers rely on multi-monitor displays and video walls as they manage the movement of trains traversing the nation’s rail systems.
This universal technology infrastructure has guided the design of these mission-critical facilities since transit agencies initially transitioned from mechanical “model board” track layouts to digital displays in the early 1980s. A new study led by Ross & Baruzzini Macro is examining whether augmented reality might inspire a more flexible, space-efficient model for the next generation of transit control center facilities.