Athabasca Northern Railway Ltd in Alberta, Canada has selected 3LOG Systems’ WeighWiz as its weigh scale management system. WeighWiz was installed at two permanent Athabasca Northern scale sites.
The system’s clean user interface, data integrity, and its seamless integration with Alberta Pacific Forest Industries’ systems will improve the company’s productivity. WeighWiz needed some customization to support Athabasca Northern Railway’ business requirements. It was enhanced to process sample loads for Alpac. It was also modified to synchronize remotely over a low bandwidth (cellular) connection.
3LOG Systems Inc. worked with Athabasca Northern consultants to install and test WeighWiz in preparation for integration with Alpac’s new Woodlands Information System. WeighWiz was configured with the scale hardware and Oracle database. Data was synchronized with Alpac and staff was trained in their remote locations to use the new system.
About Athabasca Northern Railway Ltd
Athabasca Northern Railway Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cando Contracting Ltd. Formed in October 2000, it operates 325 kilometres (200 miles) of track between Boyle and Fort McMurray AB. In October 2002, Athabasca Northern signed a contract with Alpac to transport pulpwood by train. About 20% of Alpac’s wood now gets delivered to remote log terminals where the trucks are weighed using the WeighWiz software. The Athabasca Northern Railway Ltd is the third railway operated by Cando.