Railcar presence detector

A system for detecting the presence of a railcar on a two rail track, comprising:

• a plurality of magnetic field sensors positionable along a length of the two rail track, each of the magnetic field sensors being operable to generate an output signal dependent upon the magnetic field near the magnetic field sensor, wherein the output signal changes upon a disruption in the magnetic field caused by ferromagnetic objects passing over the magnetic field sensor;
• a control unit in communication with each of the magnetic field sensors to receive the output signal from each of the magnetic field sensors and compare the output signals to at least one detection threshold;
• a contact member movable between a first position and a second position, the contact member being in communication with the control unit such that the control unit controls the position of the contact member based upon the comparison of the output signal of each of the magnetic field sensors to the detection threshold;
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• a display included on the control unit to display a visual representation of the output signal for each of the magnetic field sensors.