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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Csx Transportation, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Stokes, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 1/02 (2006.01); B61L 23/34 (2006.01); B61L 23/06 (2006.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/34 (2013.01); B61L 23/06 (2013.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); B61L 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for providing a proximity alert information form a locomotive directly to a device usable by wayside personnel or vehicles thereby alerting the personnel of an approaching locomotive. The proximity alert is facilitated by current PTC and ITCM messaging infrastructure, or is retrofittable to non-PTC equipped locomotives.