%0 Journal Article %A Andrey V. Timofeev %D 2015 %J International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 101, 2015 %T Monitoring the Railways by Means of C-OTDR Technology %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001141 %V 101 %X This paper presents development results of the method of seismoacoustic activity monitoring based on usage vibrosensitive properties of optical fibers. Analysis of Rayleigh backscattering radiation parameters changes, which take place due to microscopic seismoacoustic impacts on the optical fiber, allows to determine seismoacoustic emission sources positions and to identify their types. Results of using this approach are successful for complex monitoring of railways. %P 717 - 720