A train consist includes a lead locomotive (402) and at least one trail locomotive (403) directly connected with one another, followed by a plurality of cars or wagons (150). Each of the locomotives (402, 403) has an electronically controlled pneumatic brake system or ECPBS (410, 411), a brake handle (401, 412) installed in the driver's cab providing electric signals to control the ECPBSs (410, 411) upon train operator's commands, and a communication layer (415, 416) used to transmit various signals between the two or more adjacent locomotives (402, 403) of the consist. The electrical signals generated by the brake handle (401) in the lead locomotive (402) are extended to at least the trail locomotive (403) through the communication layer (415, 416) in order to control the ECPBS (411) in the trail locomotive (403).
Pneumatic brake system redundancy in locomotive consists
2018-06-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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