A typical NOC dispatching workstation

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NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER (NOC) - A typical dispatching station

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	On the outside looking in: A typical NOC dispatching workstation. Click photo to learn more.
	A BNSF Digicon computer system. Click the picture to learn more.
	A BNSF Digicon track diagram screen. Click the picture for a detailed explanation.
	BNSF Digicon tabular overview screen. Click the picture to learn more.
	Dispatcher's Windows NT computer.
	This is a standard BNSF CTWC (Computerized Track Warrant Control) machine -- also known as a "Legacy" computer, consisting of two computer screens, a keyboard, and mouse. Click the picture to learn more.
	Here is an example of a graphic screen on BNSF's CTWC (Legacy) track warrant control system. Click the picture for a detailed explanation.
	Here is an example of what a standard track warrant looks like in the Legacry CTWC computer. Click the picture for a detailed explanation.
	Shown here is an example of the "Repeat process" that BNSF dispatchers use on the Legacy CTWC system. Click the picture for a detailed explanation.
	The dispatcher's most vital link with the world outside the hardened shell of the NOC is his radio console, such as this PENTA touch-screen computer. Click the photo to learn more.
	Placed atop one of the walls in every dispatching cubicle is this yellow light, which is activated by an emergency (911) call coming into the dispatcher's radio. Click the picture to learn more.
	Other essential dispatching tools include a fax machine / printer, a side phone, and a standard clock.

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