Vehicle location identification systems and methods

A system comprising:

• a sign having an alphanumeric code, the sign disposed along a first route of a plurality of routes traveled by a vehicle, the plurality of routes located proximately to each other in a territory, wherein each of the plurality of routes is configured for traversal by the vehicle, the alphanumeric code comprising a first portion corresponding to an identification of the first route on which the vehicle is disposed, a second portion corresponding to a position along the first route at which the vehicle is located, and a third portion corresponding to a direction of travel of the vehicle;
• and
• at least one processor configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle, the at least one processor configured to:
• automatically obtain, without operator intervention, first location information corresponding to a location of the vehicle;
• obtain second location information manually entered via an operator input, the second location information obtained independently of the first location information, the second location information including information corresponding to the first route on which the vehicle is disposed, the second location information corresponding to the alphanumeric code of the sign;
• determine a second location information-based position of the vehicle using the second location information and the first location information, the second location information-based position of the vehicle specifying the identity of the first route upon which the vehicle is disposed, the position of the vehicle along the first route, and the direction of the vehicle based on the second location information, wherein at least a portion of the second location information-based position of the vehicle is determined using the second location information independently of the first location information;
• and
• control the vehicle to conform to a set of location-based regulations during a trip based on the determined second location information-based position.