Patent ID: 8534199

Claim:
A method comprising: generating operational input signals from one or more operational input devices; generating one or more different configuration signals indicative of respective locations of a powered system traveling along a predetermined course and having an engine configured to operate on plural different fuels, the different configuration signals associated with different respective engine emission profiles; and based on the one or more configuration signals, generating control signals to one or more end use devices of the powered system to direct which of plural different fuels are to be supplied to the engine in order to control at least one of engine emissions generated by the engine of the powered system when consuming one or more of the plural different fuels, a fuel efficiency of the engine of the powered system when consuming one or more of the plural different fuels, an output power of the engine, a time of arrival of the powered system at a designated location along the predetermined course, or a combination thereof; wherein the one or more end use devices control which of the different fuels is supplied to the engine based on the one or more configuration signals.