Patent ID: 8290646

Claim:
A remote control system for controlling a railway vehicle, the railway vehicle having a throttle for providing tractive power to the railway vehicle to propel the railway vehicle and a brake system for providing braking power to the railway vehicle, the remote control system comprising: a remote control device for transmitting signals, the remote control device provided with a haptic technology; wherein the haptic technology is at least one programmable rotary control; wherein the haptic technology is at least one joystick control; a first controller module connected to the railway vehicle and in communication with the remote control device, the first controller module monitoring a set of predetermined functions of the railway vehicle and receiving commands from the remote control device to control the set of predetermined functions of the railway vehicle, the first controller module providing real time information to the remote control device; and a tilt recognition device to provide a warning signal to the remote control device when the remote control device is tilted a predetermined amount from a substantially level position.