System for remotely overriding locomotive controls

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9834235
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14526239

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A control system is disclosed for use with a locomotive. The control system may have a component located onboard the locomotive, the component having a first state and a second state. The control system may also have an operator input device located onboard the locomotive and used to manually toggle operation of the component between the first and second states, and at least one sensor located onboard the locomotive and configured to generate a signal associated with a condition of the locomotive. The control system may also have an offboard controller located remotely from the locomotive and being configured to selectively override the operator input device and toggle operation of the component between the first and second states based on the signal.

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PROGRESS RAIL LOCOMOTIVE INC9301 W 55TH STREET LAGRANGE IL 60525

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jezior, Paul P Streamwood, US 2 2
Kupiec, Gregory Raymond Lemont, US 11 45
Melas, Dennis Chicago, US 10 30
Traylor, Isaac Suwa Brookfield, US 7 8

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