公开(公告)号：US20190126946A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US15802208

申请日：2017-11-02

Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Shubs, JR. ,  James David Seaton ,  David Matthew Roenspies

IPC: B61D7/24 ,  B61D7/02 ,  B61D7/18 ,  B61L15/00 ,  B61L25/04 ,  B65D90/00

Abstract: A railcar hatch control system and method for operating railcar hatches of a multi-railcar train is disclosed. A multi-railcar train may have a locomotive and a plurality of railcars having railcar hatches that can be opened and closed. The system and method may include displaying railcar identification information for the railcars on an operator display device, and receiving selections of railcars from an operator that will have a railcar hatch operation performed thereon, such as opening or closing the hatches. The railcar hatch operation is input, and the system and method control the railcar hatch operation being performed only on the selected railcars, and not on the railcars that have not been selected by the operator. The system and method may have operator interfaces devices at an operator station of the train, or at a remote location or on a remote device that communicates wirelessly with the train.

公开(公告)号：US20190111952A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US15786704

申请日：2017-10-18

Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Shubs, JR. ,  David Matthew Roenspies ,  James David Seaton

IPC: B61L23/04 ,  B61L15/00 ,  G08B21/18 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/44

Abstract: A monitoring system for a train is provided. The monitoring system includes an image capturing device configured to capture a video feed of a designated area associated with the train. The monitoring system also includes a controller coupled to the image capturing device. The controller is configured to receive the video feed from the image capturing device. The controller is configured to analyze the video feed to determine if a predefined triggering event has occurred. The controller is configured to record and store a predefined length of the video feed based on the determination. The controller is configured to provide a notification of the recorded video feed to a user through a user interface. The controller is configured to allow the user to access at least a portion of the recorded video feed through the notification.