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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Cattron North America, Inc., Warren, OH (US);
Jeremy Jovenall, Mercer, PA (US);
CATTRON NORTH AMERICA, INC., Warren, OH (US);
Abstract
An example locomotive consist control system includes a locomotive controller located on a locomotive consist to control movement of the locomotive consist along one or more tracks, and a field operator control unit in communication with the locomotive controller. The field operator control unit is configured to control movement of the locomotive consist via the locomotive controller. The system also includes a yard supervisory controller configured to monitor a location of the locomotive consist along the one or more tracks, and a remote operator controller in communication with the yard supervisory controller and the locomotive controller. The remote operator controller is configured to transmit speed and direction orders from the yard supervisory controller to the locomotive controller to control movement of the locomotive consist.