Patent ID: 8239078

Claim:
A method comprising: determining a first control aspect for a first group of one or more locomotives in a rail vehicle consist, the first control aspect representing at least one of a first throttle command or a first braking command for the one or more locomotives in the first group, the first control aspect being determined based on a first location of the first group along a track being traveled by the rail vehicle consist and a first operating condition of the one or more locomotives in the first group; determining a second control aspect for a second group of one or more locomotives in the rail vehicle consist, the second control aspect representing at least one of a second throttle command or a second braking command for the one or more locomotives in the second group, the second control aspect being determined based on a second location of the second group along the track and a second operating condition of the one or more locomotives in the second group; and controlling the one or more locomotives in the first group according to the first control aspect and the one or more locomotives in the second group according to the second control aspect.