Patent ID: 9561811
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B61L

Claim:
1. A railroad control system for a network of trains, comprising: a centralized control system configured to transmit trip parameters for each train in the network; an energy manager in communication with the centralized control system and located onboard each train, wherein the energy manager is configured to determine an energy profile for a consist of the train based on the trip parameters; a consist manager located onboard the consist and configured to determine a distribution of the energy profile for each locomotive of the consist; and one or more locomotive managers, each associated with a locomotive of the consist, and configured to determine a power configuration of the locomotive based on the distribution of the energy profile and known parameters of the locomotive, wherein the centralized control system includes an operator interface and a central controller, wherein the operator interface is configured to communicate with the energy manager via a first network, and the central controller is configured to communicate with the energy manager via a second network, and wherein the operator interface is configured to send unique commands to individual locomotives of the consist.