System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Automatic Inspection of a Train

A system for automatic inspection of a train comprising at least one locomotive and at least one railcar, the system comprising:

• at least one scanning drone comprising at least one sensor configured to obtain primary inspection data of the train comprising at least one of the following:
• infrared data, visible light spectrum data, temperature data, sample gas data, sound data, ultrasound data, x-ray data, LIDAR data, radar data, or any combination thereof;
• at least one server computer including at least one processor, the at least one server computer programmed and/or configured to:
• activate the at least one scanning drone;
• communicate at least one set of scanning drone operating instructions configured to cause the at least one scanning drone to obtain the primary inspection data along a travel path associated with the train;
• and
• receive the primary inspection data from the at least one sensor.

A computer program product for automatic inspection of a train comprising at least one locomotive and at least one railcar, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• activate at least one scanning drone comprising at least one sensor configured to obtain primary inspection data of the train comprising at least one of the following:
• infrared data, visible light spectrum data, temperature data, sample gas data, sound data, ultrasound data, x-ray data, LIDAR data, radar data, or any combination thereof;
• communicate at least one set of scanning drone operating instructions configured to cause the at least one scanning drone to obtain the primary inspection data along a travel path associated with the train;
• and
• receive the primary inspection data from the at least one sensor.