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A technique for monitoring anomalies in a railway system 400. The technique uses a motion sensor 207, 209 operably coupled to a chassis of a rail car 101 to detect a possibility of an event which may correspond to an anomaly in the railway system. A global positioning sensor (GPS) 213 operably coupl

A technique for monitoring anomalies in a railway system 400. The technique uses a motion sensor 207, 209 operably coupled to a chassis of a rail car 101 to detect a possibility of an event which may correspond to an anomaly in the railway system. A global positioning sensor (GPS) 213 operably coupled to the chassis detects a geographical location of the rail car 101 at a time corresponding to the event, which correlates the anomaly to the geographical location and the time. The technique also uses a processor 301 operably coupled to the motion sensor 207, 209 to direct a signal corresponding to the event and a recorder 215 operably coupled to the processor 301 to log the signal which may correspond to the anomaly and the geographical location of the rail car corresponding to the event. A central station 104 tracks and analyzes the anomaly over time to predict a possible defect in the railway system.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A device for monitoring anomalies in a railway system, said device comprising:a motion sensor comprising a tilt sensor and an accelerometer operably coupled to a chassis of a rail car to detect an event which may correspond to an anomaly in said railway system;a global po

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A device for monitoring anomalies in a railway system, said device comprising:a motion sensor comprising a tilt sensor and an accelerometer operably coupled to a chassis of a rail car to detect an event which may correspond to an anomaly in said railway system;a global positioning system (GPS) sensor operably coupled to said chassis to detect a geographical location of said rail car corresponding to said event;a processor operably coupled to said motion sensor to direct a signal corresponding to said event, said processor being operably coupled to said GPS sensor to identify said geographical location corresponding to said event of said rail car; anda recorder operably coupled to said processor to log said signal which may correspond to said anomaly and said geographical location of said rail car.