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7970504 Model train control system  
A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications...
7880414 Control and motor arrangement for use in model train  
A control and motor arrangement in accordance with the present invention includes a motor configured to generate a locomotive force for propelling the model train. The control and motor arrangement...
7770847 Signaling and remote control train operation  
A model train and layout control system based on on-board sound and locomotive modules, new signaling methods, bi-directional communication, environmental sound, turnout control, train location...
7731129 Methods and systems for variable rate communication timeout  
Methods and systems for communicating with a vehicle are provided. The method includes providing a plurality of wayside control units controlling an area along a guideway to be traveled by the...
7464904 Method and system providing sleep and wake-up modes for railway track circuit unit  
A method provides sleep and wake-up modes for railway track circuit units. An intermediate track circuit unit communicates in a first direction to a first unit and in a different second direction...
7397149 Method and a system for monitoring and regulating the power consumed by a transport system  
A method of monitoring and regulating the power and the energy consumed by a transport system including electrically propelled vehicles, said transport system including a power supply system...
7359770 Control system for operating long vehicles  
The present invention is directed to a system and method for optimizing the dynamics and energy usage of long vehicles such as freight trains by determining their operating conditions and...
7328872 Remotely programmable intergrated controller for model train accessories  
An integrated controller system for use with existing railroad model accessories and operating cars comprises a miniaturized receiving device having a pulse recovery circuit, a micro-controller...
6928342 Method and apparatus implementing a communication protocol for use in a control system  
A remote control unit for controlling a locomotive by transmitting signals to a remote receiver mounted onboard the locomotive is provided. The remote control unit includes an input for receiving a...
6729584 Model railroad occupancy detection equipment  
New techniques are presented for detection methods employed in the control, automation and operation of scale Model railroad layouts that permit new types of capabilities to be incorporated into...
6681161 Voltage control on a train system  
The present invention provides methods for preventing low train voltages and managing interference, thereby improving the efficiency, reliability, and passenger comfort associated with commuter...
6253148 Information system for informing users of a public transport network about waiting times at stops in the network  
An information system for informing users of a bus network about waiting times for buses at stops in the network. The system includes a system for locating buses coupled to a central point which...
6234428 Selective data transmission process and device for communication systems used in traffic engineering  
A process is disclosed for communication systems used in traffic engineering and having an earthbound transponder for each corresponding track section. The transponders transmit first data through...
6195023 Communication based vehicle positioning reference system  
A communication based vehicle positioning reference system that includes a vehicle path. The vehicle path is divided into regions, wherein the regions contain a portion of the vehicle path. Each...
6109568 Control system and method for moving multiple automated vehicles along a monorail  
The monorail system of the present invention contains a monorail and a system controller that has a first radio frequency ethernet communications device. Location markers are attached to the...
6029103 Method of checking train-announcement data sets via a composition of a vehicle  
At least one individual car that can be identified individually is contained in the consist. The configuration of an actually observed consist is determined and checked to see whether it matches...
5828979 Automatic train control system and method  
A system and method for controlling the movement of plural freight trains through a multiple route railway system with improved efficiency and safety. Freight train movements are precisely...
5751569 Geographic train control  
The invention relates to a method of controlling railroad train movement over a layout of railroad track that is defined geographically using a linear network of geographic control objects which...
5554982 Wireless train proximity alert system  
A wireless train proximity alert system provides a constant warning signal to warn vehicles approaching a train crossing when a train is also approaching the crossing. The system includes a...
5437422 Railway signalling system  
A railway signalling system comprising a control device for controlling the movements of railway vehicles on a railway track. The system includes a memory for storing data defining physical...
5346163 Power supply regulation system for a railway  
A railway control system for controllably suppressing the maximum output of a railway substation for energy saving in a densified operation territory and, in which a predetermined upper limit value...
5340062 Train control system integrating dynamic and fixed data  
A train control system employs beacon transponders along the track to transmit fixed data to a passing train in addition to dynamic data relating to track availability and routing provided by...
5288040 Device for exchanging data between movable units and a central unit  
A device for exchanging data between a plurality of rail-supported movable automatic manipulating units for operating a plurality of textile machines with multiple workstations and a common central...
5236156 Monitoring of track-type conveyor system  
A conveyor system has a track network including a main track, a plurality of branch tracks, and respective intersections at which the main track joins the branch tracks. Respective stations at the...
5177684 Method for analyzing and generating optimal transportation schedules for vehicles such as trains and controlling the movement of vehicles in response thereto  
A method of analyzing transportation schedules in a schedule analysis (SCAN) decision support system to determine the feasibility of the schedules is disclosed. In a transportation system, vehicles...
5129605 Rail vehicle positioning system  
A rail vehicle positioning system having a plurality of inputs used to generate a position report including a GPS receiver, a wheel tachometer, O.S. circuits, transponders, and manual inputs from...
5108052 Passenger transportation system for self-guided vehicles  
A transportation system for moving passengers comprising a plurality of terminals interconnected by a track network, upon which are supported a plurality of independent and individual self-guided...
5072900 System for the control of the progression of several railway trains in a network  
Each train is equipped with an on-board device for detecting the position of the train with respect to the track and with a transmitter-receive communicating with a central station. The central...
5050823 Radio-based railway switch control system  
A switch machine operates a track switch under radio control via a switch controller. The switch controller may be given an identifying address unique to it which distinguishes the switch machine...
5026009 Method for tracking trains through multiple false track circuit occupancies  
A central control system includes a method for monitoring a plurality of trains throughout a transit system having computer for maintaining a train location table tracking the location of the...
4974259 Control system for unattended transport car  
A control system for an unattended transport car including a plurality of ground radio transmitters dispersed in a range within which the unattended transport car is movable, the transmitters...
4774669 Train control having a supervisory monitor providing improved operating safety and better maintenance support  
A train control and monitoring system detects operating errors in controlled devices in each car and disables a car propulsion system if an error is detected. Operator reset is employed to...
4711418 Radio based railway signaling and traffic control system  
A railway signaling and traffic control system which minimizes the wayside equipment and eliminates the pole lines which carry power and signals along the right-of-way using instead the radio...
4611291 Vital interface system for railway signalling  
An interface system providing vital inputs to and vital outputs from a vital processor of railway signals for railway signalling and control purposes, utilizes non-vital components such as diodes...
4538781 Control system for controlling the passage of vehicles  
The control system is of the kind in which vehicle passage is controlled by a token, and is particularly suitable for single track railways.According to the invention, such a system is electronic,...
4516249 Railway signalling receiver  
A railway signalling receiver in which a signal carried by the railway lines is sensed and the sensed signal is sampled, digitized and subjected to a discrete Fourier transform operation which...
4361300 Vehicle train routing apparatus and method  
The movement route of a vehicle operative with a roadway track having a plurality of stations and control signal gates is selected from a storage table of predetermined available routes in...
4349196 Computer control toy track system  
A toy track system having an electro-optical sensing device in the roadway senses the passage and identity of a plurality of individual cars on that roadway and provides the sensed information to a...
4348618 Feeding system for linear motor type transporting system  
A feeding system for a linear motor transportation system in which a number of discrete drive coil units or linear motor units are arranged along a track to generate a moving magnetic field for...
4327415 Transit vehicle handback control apparatus and method  
There is disclosed a vehicle train control apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a vehicle train by a second control equipment provided in a different control vehicle of the train...
4323890 Switching circuit for monitoring the switching state of switch elements  
A switching circuit for monitoring the switching state of switching elements wherein the switching state of the switching element is detected and a corresponding signal is generated and this signal...
4314237 Fail-safe acknowledging circuit  
A fail-safe acknowledging circuit having a plurality of relay switching contacts having a predetermined order of more restrictive significance. A differentiating circuit selectively interconnected...
4307463 Vital rate decoder  
A vital rate decoder for actuating one of a plurality of output relays in correspondence with the frequency of an input signal applied thereto, comprising a main rate decoding processor for...
4305556 Railway control signal dynamic output interlocking systems  
A computer based railway interlocking control system, having triple parallel redundant control computers (FIG. 2) provides greater system reliability as compared to a single computer system. The...
4284256 Sequential checking of railway control signals  
An electronic or computer-based railway control system including further safety checks in addition to normal safety interlocking. The present system carries out checks to see that operations, such...
4270715 Railway control signal interlocking systems  
The specification discloses an electronic or computer-based railway control signal interlocking system. Signals representing the settings or conditions of railway control elements e.g. track...
4247897 Train vehicle control microprocessor power reset  
There is disclosed a passenger vehicle operation control apparatus and method including program microprocessor control apparatus for providing a dynamic output signal when the microprocessor...
4244672 System for sequencing articles including mail  
A system is provided for arranging articles in a predetermined sequence. In mail handling applications, the documents destined for local distribution may be segregated as to the respective routes...
4122523 Route conflict analysis system for control of railroads  
A centralized traffic control system for complex railroad areas analyzes the intended path of travel of various trains to determine the existence of any conflicts. When one or more conflicts are...
4093161 Control system with improved communication for centralized control of vehicles  
A control system for a plurality of vehicles provides for efficient communication while minimizing necessary bandwidth and communication delays. Periodic reports are received from the vehicles by a...
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