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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 09, 2009
Applicants:

Mark E. Smith, Temecula, CA (US);

Brian Mcmanus, Melbourne, FL (US);

Stephen Don Smith, Satellite Beach, FL (US);

Gary W. Mason, Melbourne, FL (US);

Daniel Rush, Palm Bay, FL (US);

Derek K. Woo, Rockledge, FL (US);

Inventors:

Mark E. Smith, Temecula, CA (US);

Brian McManus, Melbourne, FL (US);

Stephen Don Smith, Satellite Beach, FL (US);

Gary W. Mason, Melbourne, FL (US);

Daniel Rush, Palm Bay, FL (US);

Derek K. Woo, Rockledge, FL (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61C 17/12 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B61C 17/12 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for recording operating information of a railroad train () comprising a lead locomotive (), a remote locomotive (A), and a trailing locomotive (). The method comprises recording the operating information of at least one of the railroad train () and/or a distributed power communications system onboard the railroad train (), determining a location of the lead locomotive (), and including the location in a record of the operating information.


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