Communications device for remote control of rail track switches in a train yard

A communications device is provided for routing a locomotive over a track layout in a train yard. The locomotive is operable over a plurality of alternative track routes to reach a respective destination from a plurality of possible destinations in said track layout. The track layout includes a plur...

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Hauptverfasser: Kornick, David, Foy, Robert James, Moore, Eric B, McElroy, John Welsh, Luevano, Chris, Freeman, George
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A communications device is provided for routing a locomotive over a track layout in a train yard. The locomotive is operable over a plurality of alternative track routes to reach a respective destination from a plurality of possible destinations in said track layout. The track layout includes a plurality of switches configured to alter a route for a locomotive running along the track layout. The communications device may include a first user display for use in commanding a desired destination for the locomotive within the track layout by setting the state of the switches along the route to the destination.