METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING SOFTWARE FOR CONTROLLING LOCOMOTIVES

A method of upgrading control software on a first locomotive. The first locomotive includes a first locomotive interface. A first computer is couple d to the first locomotive interface, and a first communicator is coupled to th e first computer. The first computer is programmed for operation on the...

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Zusammenfassung:A method of upgrading control software on a first locomotive. The first locomotive includes a first locomotive interface. A first computer is couple d to the first locomotive interface, and a first communicator is coupled to th e first computer. The first computer is programmed for operation on the first locomotive. The method includes loading a first version of control software onto the first computer, loading a second version of control software onto t he first computer, and using data included in a link message to determine wheth er the first version or the second version of the control software is used.