Railway switches and signals – Train dispatching – Central signal control
Patent
1993-10-08
1995-08-15
Huppert, Michael S.
Railway switches and signals
Train dispatching
Central signal control
246187A, 104300, 104302, 446455, 34082569, B61L 708, B61L 2700
Patent
active
054412234
ABSTRACT:
A controller for model trains on a train track is provided. The controller transmits control signals between a rail of the track and earth ground, generating an electromagnetic field which extends for several inches around the track. A receiver in the locomotive can then pick up signals from this electromagnetic field.
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Hampton David M.
Young Neil P.
Huppert Michael S.
Lowe Scott L.
Young Neil P.
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