case study | logistics

One Apogee. Thirty-five acres. A fully connected rail checkpoint.

How a Class I rail operator replaced a failed multi-access-point plan with a single Apogee 360 and brought Wi-Fi to every inspection lane, crew tablet, and gate camera on a 35-acre checkpoint that works through northern winters.

Freight locomotive passing a snowbound rail checkpoint
Area covered
35 acres
Antennas deployed
1
Access points added
0
Operating range
-40 deg C rated

problem

Problem

Field staff needed dependable connectivity across a large checkpoint.

environment

Environment

Snowbound rail checkpoint spanning roughly 35 acres.

challenge

Challenge

Workers needed to stay connected without returning to an office for updates.

old approach

Old approach

Coverage gaps interrupted field workflows and communication.

architecture

Architecture

A single Apogee deployment was sized to cover the full checkpoint.

RF coverage plot showing a single Apogee covering the rail checkpoint
The as-built coverage plot: one antenna, every inspection lane inside the contour.

measurable result

Measurable result

Teams stayed connected across the site with one wide-area architecture.

specs

Specifications

Vertical Transportation

faq

FAQ

How much area was covered?
The seeded case study references a 35-acre checkpoint.

Our paid RF modeling service turns a site plan into the same kind of coverage decision path shown in this deployment.

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