VRE Center (Inventory Element)
Interconnects -- Flows -- Entities -- Market Packages -- Functional Area
Status: Existing
Definition: Control Center for Virginia Railway Express - Rail transportation operations. AMTRAK is also part of this element since its functions are similar to VREs.
Stakeholder: Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
Systems Interconnected with VRE Center:
Information Flow Diagrams which include VRE Center:
Information Flows to/from the VRE Center
National ITS Architecture Subsystems mapped to the VRE Center:
National ITS Architecture Market Packages associated with VRE Center:
ATMS17 - Regional Parking ManagementEM08 - Disaster Response and Recovery
MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination
National ITS Architecture Functional Area associated with VRE Center:
- Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination - Generate requests for transit priority on routes and at certain intersections. Coordinate schedules with other agencies and modes, including transit transfer cluster and transfer point information.
- Transit Center Security - Monitor transit vehicle operator or traveler activated alarms; authenticate transit vehicle operators; remotely disable a transit vehicle; alert operators, travelers, and police to potential incidents identified by these security features.
- Transit Evacuation Support - Support evacuation and subsequent reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency. Coordinate regional evacuation plans and resources including transit and school bus fleets.
Detailed "SHALL" statements can be found in the Turbo Database.