Equipment registry
Maintain serialized equipment records with manufacturer, equipment type, part number, serial number, revision information, status, and placement.
Bradshaw Logic · Railroad signal software
Signal Configuration Management
A centralized system for understanding what signal equipment is installed, where it is located, how it is configured, and what has changed over time.
Built for railroad signal organizations, maintenance teams, engineering groups, supervisors, and configuration managers.
SIGNAL
CONFIGURATION
MANAGEMENT
CONFIGURATION
MANAGEMENT
Dashboard
Assets
Shops / Warehouses
Equipment
Configuration Changes
PIAs
Parts Library
Equipment at AssetControlled record
Equipment
Crossing Processor
PIA Notice · PendingSerial
A17-0284
Status
Installed
Equipment
Vital Logic Controller
Serial
VL-10872
Status
Installed
Configuration history
Equipment move · hardware revision · internal component change · field verification
Current placement
Property / Subdivision / Territory / Asset hierarchy
Why it exists
Configuration information should be easier to trust.
Signal departments often have critical equipment information spread across spreadsheets, drawings, local files, maintenance records, and individual knowledge. Signal Configuration Management brings the core configuration picture together in one controlled workspace.
Without a configuration system
Teams spend time assembling the answer before they can act on it.
- Equipment location may be separated from serial and part information.
- Changes can be difficult to reconstruct after the fact.
- Shop, warehouse, and field records may not tell the same story.
- Product notices can require manual searches to identify affected equipment.
With Signal Configuration Management
The equipment record becomes a usable operational reference.
- Serialized equipment is tied to its current placement and configuration.
- Moves and configuration changes remain visible in history.
- Field assets and shop / warehouse inventory use the same equipment registry.
- Current PIA matches can be surfaced directly against affected equipment.
Core capabilities
One system for the equipment lifecycle.
The platform is structured around the way signal equipment actually moves between manufacturers, facilities, field assets, maintenance actions, and configuration changes.
Assets and locations
Organize equipment by railroad property structure, subdivisions, territories, milepost-based coverage, and field assets.
Shops and warehouses
Track equipment held at facilities, out for repair, or awaiting future field placement without losing its history.
Configuration changes
Record equipment moves and configuration activity so the current state and the path that led to it can both be understood.
PIA tracking
Define applicability criteria, identify currently affected serialized equipment, record completion, and create field-ready affected-equipment lists.
Parts reference library
Build a controlled manufacturer and part reference library that supports consistent equipment creation and configuration work.
Software configuration management
In development
Site-specific software version mapping, software lifecycle history, change verification, and related configuration-control workflows are a planned expansion of the platform and are currently in development.
Software configuration management · In development
Extending the equipment record into software configuration control.
Signal Configuration Management is being expanded to support site-specific software mapping, version history, change records, and verification workflows. This portion of the product is not yet complete and is presented here as the planned direction of the platform.
Primary regulatory design reference
49 CFR § 236.18
FRA's Software Management Control Plan rule centers on documenting the proper and intended software version for each specific site and location, maintaining that mapping through the system life cycle, and identifying and confirming the proper software configuration after replacement, modification, or disarrangement.
Site / location software mapping
Installed version and revision tracking
Lifecycle and change history
Post-work configuration verification
Replacement / modification traceability
Auditable approval and history records
In developmentThese software-control functions are not represented as complete in the current test application.
49 CFR § 236.18
Software Management Control Plan
The central reference for the planned software module: site/location mapping, intended software version control, lifecycle maintenance, and confirmation of the proper configuration after system work.
49 CFR § 234.275(f)
Processor-based crossing systems
Where applicable, certain processor-based highway-rail grade crossing systems that provide safety-critical data to a signal or train-control system are included in the § 236.18 software-management requirements.
49 CFR §§ 236.905 & 236.907
Configuration and revision control
For applicable Subpart H products, FRA requires configuration-management requirements and configuration/revision controls intended to protect safety functions and support auditability of changes.
49 CFR § 270.103(s)(2)
Passenger railroad configuration management
Passenger rail operations must establish a configuration-management program that identifies change authority, establishes change processes, and provides for formal notification and approval by affected departments.
Compliance note. Signal Configuration Management is intended to support railroad-controlled configuration-management processes and records. The software does not by itself establish or certify compliance, replace a railroad's approved plans or procedures, or substitute for required testing, verification, approvals, or regulatory determinations.
Signal maintenanceQuickly identify what is installed at an asset, see current notices, and understand the equipment being worked on.
SupervisorsSee territory equipment, current status, affected-equipment lists, and configuration activity without rebuilding the picture manually.
EngineeringUse consistent manufacturer, model, part, revision, and configuration data when reviewing installed equipment.
Shops / warehousesManage equipment that is stored, repaired, transferred, or waiting for installation while preserving the same serialized record.
Configuration managersMaintain controlled equipment history, reference data, notice applicability, and administrative structure across the property.
Railroad contractorsSupport customer equipment and configuration workflows with clear accountability for who performed each recorded action.
How it works
Follow the equipment instead of rebuilding the record.
Each serialized unit keeps its identity as it is installed, moved, repaired, revised, or reviewed against a notice.
Register
Create the serialized equipment record from controlled manufacturer and part information.
Place
Assign the unit to a field asset, shop, warehouse, repair status, or other supported placement.
Change
Record configuration work and equipment moves while retaining the prior history.
Verify
Use the current record for field review, product notices, affected-equipment checks, and follow-up.
Designed for controlled use
Useful to the field. Structured for administration.
The platform separates everyday visibility from higher-level configuration and administrative controls. Role-based access helps keep editing authority aligned with responsibility, while equipment history remains available for review.
Active testing & developmentPublic overview reflects the current product direction.
Role-based access for administrators, supervisors, and other assigned users
Property, subdivision, territory, asset, and facility structure
Serialized equipment and internal-component tracking
Historical configuration and placement visibility
Software configuration-control workflows planned and in development
Public-facing product information kept separate from operational customer data
Bradshaw Logic
Interested in seeing the workflow?
Signal Configuration Management is currently in active testing, with software configuration-management capabilities still in development. Contact Bradshaw Logic for a walkthrough, feedback discussion, or early evaluation.