Railway switches and signals – Cab signal or train control – Train defect
Patent
1982-08-06
1985-01-01
Swann, III, Glen R.
Railway switches and signals
Cab signal or train control
Train defect
246169D, 250340, 250342, 340584, 340600, 340682, B61L 300, G08B 2100
Patent
active
044912900
ABSTRACT:
A train monitoring system for detecting hot boxes, dragging equipment and the like at the rail site, determining the location on the train of a monitored defect and annunciating the defect and location from a digital automated voice generator to the train crew as well as along a telephone line to a central location. Recording of the defect with time and date of same is provided. The system also has provision for self check via an external simulated train.
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patent: 3994458 (1976-11-01), Winters
patent: 4256278 (1981-03-01), Sanville
patent: 4323211 (1982-04-01), Bambara et al.
Swann III Glen R.
Yeager Arthur G.
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