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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Via Rail Canada Inc., Montréal, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Via Rail Canada Inc., Montreal, Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 27/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01); B61L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B61L 15/0072 (2013.01); B61L 27/0022 (2013.01); B61L 27/0027 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01); B61L 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew comprises generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, the GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; monitoring the real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for the locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented.