Are train speeds monitored remotely?

NS has similar devices on their GPS equipped locomotives but it’s set up to have the locomotive squawk every 5 minutes. Nobody on the transportation side of things ever initiates a status request, that I know of. A lot of the data moves over the cell network and can get pricey, so it’s pretty “locked down”. Even getting to 5 minute currency took a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth!