Inspection portal system and methods thereto

An inspection portal system comprising:

• a support structure comprising a first side, a second side, and a top side supported by the first and second sides, the support structure configured to span across a railroad track and to permit a train to pass therethrough;
• an overhead inspection system attached to the top side, the overhead inspection system comprising one or more overhead cameras comprising an overhead line scan camera and an overhead area scan camera, and one or more overhead lights;
• a first side inspection system attached to the first side of the support structure, the first side inspection system comprising one or more first cameras and one or more first lights and configured to capture images of a first side of a railcar;
• a second side inspection system attached to the second side of the support structure, the second side inspection system comprising one or more second cameras and one or more second lights and configured to capture images of a first side of a railcar;
• an undercarriage inspection system comprising one or more undercarriage inspection assemblies, each of the one or more undercarriage inspection assemblies being located between the rails of a railway and comprising one or more undercarriage cameras and one or more undercarriage lights;
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• one or more tie-mounted inspection assemblies, each of the one or more tie-mounted inspection assemblies being attached to one or more ties of a railway at a location outside the rails of the railway, and comprising one or more third cameras and one or more third lights.