Onboard communication system for a locomotive consist

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9102338
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13768153

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An onboard communication system for a locomotive consist is disclosed. The communication system may have first and second locomotive communication subsystems. The first communication subsystem may be located on a first locomotive. Each communication subsystem may have a messaging unit communicatively connected to a radio. The first messaging unit may be communicatively connected to the second messaging unit. The second messaging unit may be configured to receive a data communication from the second radio and send the data communication to the first messaging unit. The first messaging unit may be configured to receive the data communication from the second messaging unit, receive a copy of the data communication from the first radio, determine that the data communications are duplicate copies of one another, and send one of the data communications to a locomotive control system based on the determination.

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PROGRESS RAIL LOCOMOTIVE INC9301 WEST 55TH STREET LAGRANGE IL 60525

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Fanara, Mark Alan Blue Springs, US 16 58

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