Patent ID: 9132843
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B61C,B61L

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating a locomotive with a tender car, comprising: transmitting between the locomotive and the tender car operational data captured by network components located onboard at least one of the locomotive and the tender car; and selectively adjusting, via a controller having a processor, an operation of at least one of the locomotive and the tender car based on the data; wherein the operational data includes operational data captured by network components located onboard both of the locomotive and the tender car; and wherein the operational data includes a level of liquid fuel stored onboard the first locomotive being different than a level of liquid fuel stored onboard the second locomotive; wherein selectively adjusting an operation includes selectively adjusting operation of an engine located onboard the locomotive; wherein; the locomotive is a first locomotive; the engine is a first engine; and transmitting operational data includes transmitting operational data between the first locomotive, a second locomotive, and the tender car; and selectively adjusting the operation includes selectively adjusting an operation of the first engine different than an operation of a second engine located onboard the second locomotive; and wherein selectively adjusting the operation includes selectively adjusting a supply rate of gaseous fuel from the tender car to the first locomotive different than a supply rate of gaseous fuel from the tender car to the second locomotive based on the different levels of liquid fuel stored onboard the first and second locomotives.