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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Sidarta F. Beltramin, Brasil, BR;
Fernando D. Belo, Paraná, BR;
Guilherme Martini, Curitiba Paraná, BR;
Evan P. Sevel, Huntsville, AL (US);
James D. Seaton, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Abstract
The preset disclosure provides a control system for operating one or more locomotives in a train, the control system including a first communication unit located on-board a first locomotive of a first consist in the train; and an off-board remote controller interface located remotely from the train, the off-board remote controller interface being configured to receive or generate a locomotive control command, store the received or generated locomotive control command in a shared ledger, and relay the locomotive control command to the first communication unit. The first communication unit is configured to receive the locomotive control command from the off-board remote controller interface.