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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING DYNAMIC TIME WINDOW FOR LAST-MILE DELIVERY ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL

Application US20260080352A1 Kind: A1 Mar 19, 2026

Assignee

BNSF Railway Company

Inventors

Thurston Dixon, April Y. Kuo, Wenjie Li, Jeremy Stenvold, Thomas C. Simmons

Abstract

Systems and techniques for generating an enhanced estimated time of arrival (ETA) with a dynamic time window for last-mile delivery. A system includes an enhanced ETA model that ingests data from disparate data signals including historical data signals, projected traffic signals, and/or real-time signals. The enhanced ETA model considers station dwell time and travel time when generating the enhanced ETA. The system standardizes the format of ingested data and converts non-formatted data into a standardized format. The enhanced ETA model includes a station dwell time model to predict dwell time of trains within a station and a train travel time model to predict expected travel time from a source to a destination. The system generates a control signal based on the enhanced ETA to actuate movement of equipment. The dynamic time window of the enhanced ETA becomes smaller as the train approaches the destination.

CPC Classifications

G06Q 10/0833

Filing Date

2025-07-30

Application No.

19285774