Donald L Raney

US Patent:

46102060, Sep 9, 1986

Filed:

Apr 9, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/597901

Inventors:

Robert Kubala - Arlington TX
Anthony LaPolla - Carrollton TX
Donald Raney - Dallas TX
Charles W. Morse - Dallas TX

Assignee:

General Signal Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

B01B 100
G06F 1548

US Classification:

104 26B

Abstract:

A modular control system for a railroad classification yard is described. The control system can automatically perform those functions necessary to control the various elements of a railroad classification yard to enable the train of cars to be switched from a hump track to one of a plurality of bowl tracks in accordance with the destination for the car. The control system comprises a number of subsystems including a hump control system (HUMPCON), an operator communications subsystem (OPCOM), a switching control subsystem (MASC), a retarder control subsystem (MARC), a multidrop communications system (MDCOM), a crest monitor subsystem (CMON) and a distance to couple subsystem (MADTC). Some of the subsystems are implemented as singular modules (HCON, OPCOM, CMON). Other subsystems include multiple modules (MARC, MASC, MDCOM).