Railway dark territory switch automation

In a vital railroad switching system for a dark territory, a system for wirelessly controlling a railroad switch in a track system that includes tracks in a dark territory, comprising:

• a device located concurrent with a section of one of said tracks located in the dark territory, wherein the device is configured with following functions:
• receiving a wireless dual tone multiple frequency (DTMF) signal sent from a first communications device, and wherein the wireless DTMF signal is generated from a railway vehicle and indicates a desired railroad switch position for a railroad switch,
• validating the wireless DTMF signal,
• initiating a control of the railroad switch,
• checking a relay to determine a relay status, wherein the relay is coupled to the railroad switch, and wherein the railroad switch does not have a switch signal system that in associated with a central dispatch system,
• determining in a correspondence condition,
• triggering an audio board to report the correspondence condition via an audio message, which is maintained on a discrete audio board, and an output of the audio board is checked by a relay,
• reporting the correspondence condition, and
• reporting, from a wirelessly controlled switch, a status of the railroad switch in a dark territory.