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8185263 Apparatus and method for estimating resistance parameters and weight of a train  
A computer readable storage medium has a sequence of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to acquire a plurality of actual train speed measurements...
8185264 Component vehicle  
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for determining whether first and second components of a vehicle are physically coupled together, the method comprising:...
8179084 Variable-speed-drive system for a grid blower  
A drive system for a grid blower of a vehicle is provided. The system includes: an electrical bus, a grid of resistive elements connected to the electrical bus, the grid of resistive elements...
8170732 System and method for operating train in the presence of multiple alternate routes  
A method is provided for operating a train or rail vehicle along a railway which is logically divided into segments, and includes at least one control point presenting at least two possible paths...
8170711 Method and system for transporting inventory items  
A system for transporting inventory items includes an inventory holder capable of storing inventory items and a mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit is capable of moving to a first point with...
8155808 System for monitoring track transportation  
A system for monitoring track transportation to determine an abnormal status of a track is disclosed. The system includes at least one sensing module arranged at a predetermined monitoring point of...
8155809 Data logging, collection, and analysis techniques  
A system and method for data logging, collection, and analysis techniques. Logging, collection, and analysis of data relating to the condition of a structure, such as a railway rail. Monitoring the...
8155810 Train information management device  
It is an object to provide a train information management system that performs high-order priority processing of brake commands without using a relay, and that achieves improved redundancy, enables...
8150815 System, method and computer program product for real-time event identification and course of action interpretation  
A system for identifying events includes a memory capable of storing a compressed event table including a number of events, the event table having been compressed by reducing the number of events...
8150563 Anti-theft system for a vehicle, and method for the operation of an anti-theft system  
An anti-theft system, especially in the form of an access and/or starting system for a vehicle has a vehicle-mounted receiver for receiving a request signal containing the instruction to find out...
8150568 Rail synthetic vision system  
A synthetic image is produced which will be viewed by an operator of a train to provide the operator with important information indicative of the environment to be encountered by the train during...
8140250 Rail vehicle identification and processing  
A solution for further automating the identification, processing, and/or routing of rail vehicles is provided. Each individual rail vehicle in a series of rail vehicles is identified and...
8140203 Method for controlling vehicle operation incorporating quick clearing function  
A method for operating a train includes: (a) using a processor carried by the train, creating a trip profile which is computed at so as to substantially optimize an operating parameter of the train...
8140201 Vital method for exiting and re-entering a mapped guideway territory  
A system and method for controlling a train in a manner that accommodates transitions from and to railway-controlled territory at designated locations, as well as operating within the proximity of...
8126601 System and method for predicting a vehicle route using a route network database  
A system and method for predicting a route to be authorized by a dispatcher for a vehicle to travel on a route network comprises a computer system that has a database having stored data relative to...
8126934 Updating track databases after track maintenance  
Techniques are disclosed for updating a train track database after track maintenance so that the database correctly reflects any changes to track geometry or to the geo-locations of features along...
8112189 Method and system for providing redundancy in railroad communication equipment  
A railway communication system (10) includes a transmitter (12) receiving an input and producing a communication signal (18). The communication signal (18) includes at least two different portions...
8082071 System and method of multi-generation positive train control system  
A system and method of scheduling the movement of trains as a function of the predicted crew behavior and predicted rail conditions based on the historical behavior of the crew for specific rail...
8078346 Convertible wireless display unit  
An operator interface unit, includes a housing with a first electrical port having a first pair of terminals to be connect to a pair of network wires of the locomotive, and a second pair of...
8078376 System and method for verifying the availability of a level of a braking system in a powered system  
A verification system is provided for verifying the availability of a first level of a braking system in a powered system. The powered system travels along a route. The verification system includes...
8073582 System and method for establishing a wireless-based communication link between a pair of locomotives  
A system is provided for establishing a wireless-based communication link between a lead locomotive and a remote locomotive. A user on the lead locomotive is prompted to input a railroad and number...
8073591 Method and apparatus for monitoring sand supply to a scattering device for a rail vehicle  
A method, and an apparatus, for monitoring the sand supply in a sand tank (2) of a sand-scattering device in vehicles, in particular in express trains. To prevent an insufficient sand supply, the...
8073581 Efficient data acquisition for track databases  
An improved method of rail survey deploys feature identification tags along an inner edge of a train track rail. Each tag includes a unique identifier to identify a respective feature along the...
8065045 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...
8060264 System for monitoring railroad cars  
A system for monitoring railroad cars comprising a hatch cover assembly including a cover body, a sensor, a wireless transmitter for transmitting data received from the sensor, a wireless receiver...
8060263 System and method for forecasting the composition of an outbound train in a switchyard  
A system for forecasting the outbound workload in a switchyard. The system has a processing entity for which receives information on railcar traffic for handling by the switchyard, wherein the...
8055397 System and method for computing rail car switching sequence in a switchyard  
As embodied and broadly described herein the invention includes a system for computing a preferred sequence in which cars in a switching queue of a railway switchyard are to be sequentially...
8050809 System and method for remote control of locomotives  
The present invention is directed to the remote control of locomotives, and more particularly to various methods and apparatus employed in implementing systems for such remote control. Contemplated...
8045962 Railcar transport telematics system  
A railcar asset management system proactively issues an alert or task when a pre-determined event occurs. The system may receive information regarding the location and status of a railcar from...
8036784 System and method for verifying the integrity of a train  
A system for verifying the integrity of a train having a predetermined length is provided. The system includes a device for communicating and synchronizing with a detector of a circuit. The...
8019491 Generating lateral guidance image data in a terrain awareness and warning system  
A system and method for generating lateral guidance image data and presenting information representative of the image data is disclosed. A system is disclosed for determining lateral guidance...
8019496 Human machine interface for speed and location control with braking distance display  
The present disclosure is directed to a locomotive controller including an input device, a display and a processor for driving the display and receiving inputs from the input device. Software in...
8019497 System and method for computing rail car switching solutions using dynamic classification track allocation  
A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains...
8005585 Method for determining the occupancy status of a track section in particular following a restart of an axle counting system, as well as an evaluation device and counting point for this  
A method and apparatus for determining the occupancy status of a track section, in particular following a restart of an axle counting system, in which a counting-in axle counting point is provided...
7987026 Railroad track model servomotor type control system  
A servomotor type control system for a railroad track model includes a CPU, a key unit, and multiple servos; a player of the model achieves control operating status of those servos as desired by...
7986963 Wireless communication device  
The invention relates to a wireless communication device comprising an electrically operated radio module for wireless communication by receiving and/or transmitting communication signals in a...
7983806 System and method for computing car switching solutions in a switchyard using car ETA as a factor  
A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains...
7983805 Method and apparatus for swapping lead and remote locomotives in a distributed power railroad train  
A communications system for a train having spaced apart first and second locomotives each capable of lead and remote operation and rail cars. The first locomotive operating as a lead unit...
7979170 Railroad snow removal system  
A snow removal system wherein snow removers located in remote locations can be monitored and controlled at a computing device. Data collected by sensors on the snow removal unit or data collected...
7975968 Method and apparatus for detection of the occupied or free state of a track section  
A method and a device for detecting the occupied or free status of a section of track by way of a track current circuit, into which a transmitted signal is introduced and from which at least one...
7974774 Trip optimization system and method for a vehicle  
A system for operating a vehicle including an engine operating on at least one type of fuel is provided. The system includes a locator element to determine a location of the vehicle, a...
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...
7957866 Travel control apparatus for a vehicle  
In a configuration in which a control is performed for actuating the steering cylinder 17 so that the steering angle of the front wheel 11a (steering wheel), which is detected by the steering angle...
7945357 Movable body system having linear motor  
Primary coils of a linear motor are arranged along a travel route. A movable body has a secondary side of the linear motor. The travel route is divided into a plurality of zones, and a zone...
7941252 System, method and computer readable media for controlling automatic starts and automatic stops of a locomotive engine  
A convertible system is provided for controlling automatic starts and automatic stops of a locomotive engine. The convertible system is switchable between a yard mode and a road mode based upon...
7937192 Detection of derailment by determining the rate of fall  
A method and a device for the recognition of a derailment state of a wheel (RAD) of a rail vehicle. The acceleration of the wheel (RAD) is measured perpendicularly to a rail plane (ε) with at ...
7937193 Method and apparatus for coordinating railway line of road and yard planners  
A scheduling system and method for moving plural objects through a multipath system described as a freight railway scheduling system. The scheduling system utilizes a resource scheduler to minimize...
7931344 Remote control brake system and manifold  
A locomotive brake system includes a plurality of electronic air brake controllers for controlling at least a train brake pipe and a locomotive brake pipe interconnected by a communication network....
7930076 System, method and computer readable media for reducing wheel sliding on a locomotive  
A system for reducing wheel sliding on a locomotive is provided for a locomotive including a plurality of axles. The system includes one or more speed inferring systems coupled to each axle to...
7925431 System and method for removing particulate matter from a diesel particulate filter  
A system is provided for removing particulate matter from a diesel particulate filter. The system includes an engine controller coupled to the diesel engine, and to a locomotive controller. The...
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