B - Operations – Transporting – 61 – C
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
61
C
B61C 17/12 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2512979
A railroad train (200, 400) is provided and includes a first locomotive (202) having a first locomotive electronic processor (216), a first locomotive communication device (214) in electrical communication with the first locomotive processor (216), and a first locomotive operator interface (218) in electrical communication with the first locomotive processor (216). The railroad train (200, 400) also includes a second locomotive (204) having a second locomotive electronic processor (216), a second locomotive communication device (214) in electrical communication with the second locomotive processor (216) and the first locomotive communication device (214), a second locomotive sensor (222) in electrical communication with the second locomotive processor (216) for monitoring the operation of the second locomotive (204) and generating signals indicative of the monitored operations, and a second locomotive controller device (220) in electrical communication with the second locomotive processor (216) for controlling the operation of the second locomotive (204), with the second locomotive processor (216) receiving the signals indicative of the operation of the second locomotive (204), determining faults in the operation of the second locomotive (204), and communicating signals indicative of the faults to the second locomotive communication device (214) for transmission to the first locomotive operator interface (218) via the first locomotive communication device (214) and the first locomotive processor (216), and with the second locomotive controller device (220) being controllable from the first locomotive interface (218), wherein faults in the operation of the second locomotive (204) are communicated to the first locomotive operator interface (218) and control actions on the operation of the second locomotive (204) in response to the faults may be effected by an operator on the first locomotive (202).
Company General Electric
Craig Wilson And Company
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