Train inspection system

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A train inspection system is one of various systems of inspection which are essential to maintain the safe running of rail transport.

Because safety is of high importance when train cars move across the rails, there must be inspections. The cars are heavy and have moving parts that can break or become defective. Worn or broken parts can drag, pound, and generally destroy the cars and the track structure they run on. Parts and loads must not extend outside the limits of the car, and there should be no leaking of the cars' contents.

Quality inspections are needed not just before a train is moved, but also as it travels to its destination.