Rail yard train-switching system, control device, and control method

A rail yard train-switching system comprising:

• a plurality of train-moving machines to draw a railroad train in a rail yard;
• and
• a controller comprising a processor and a memory and configured to select a train-moving machine of the plurality of train-moving machines to perform a switching operation based on states of the plurality of train-moving machines and to transmit a traction command to the selected train-moving machine based on an operation schedule of the switching operation including a start time for the traction command, wherein
• the selected train-moving machine
• moves, based on the traction command transmitted from the controller, to a first location specified by the traction command to couple with the railroad train, and draws the railroad train from the first location to a second location specified by the traction command, wherein
• the selected train-moving machine
• includes a target detection circuitry to detect an intrusion to be detected into the rail yard,
• the controller
• transmits a patrol command to the selected train-moving machine based on a preconfigured patrol schedule, and
• the selected train-moving machine
• patrols the rail yard while detecting presence or absence of the intrusion to be detected using the target detection circuitry, based on the patrol command transmitted from the controller.