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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/48 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/18 (2006.01); B61D 9/02 (2006.01); B61H 13/30 (2006.01); B61J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/48 (2013.01); B60T 8/1705 (2013.01); B60T 8/1893 (2013.01); B61D 9/02 (2013.01); B61H 13/30 (2013.01); B61J 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method include a train including a plurality of rail cars configured to travel along a track having rails. Each of the plurality of rail cars includes brakes. A braking control unit is in communication with the brakes of the plurality of rail cars. The braking control unit is configured to control the brakes of a subset of the plurality of rail cars in accordance with braking data.