Inventors:
Berry B. Yeldell - Lake Lotawana MO, US
Samuel R. Mollet - Grain Valley MO, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
H04Q 5/22
G08G 1/00
G08G 1/01
B60Q 1/00
G05D 1/00
B61L 23/04
B61L 3/22
B61L 25/02
H04B 17/00
US Classification:
340 101, 340901, 340933, 3404255, 701 19, 701 20, 246167 R, 246122 R, 246120, 246121, 455 6711
Abstract:
A communications system for use in transmitting data in a railroad system is provided. The communications system includes a track circuit having a plurality of rails configured to transmit an electrical signal thereon, a first processor communicatively coupled to the track circuit via a first locomotive on said track circuit, and a trackside communications station operable to output cab signaling data, wherein the trackside communications station includes a second processor communicatively coupled to the track circuit. The first processor is programmed to compare a received data signal to a pre-stored database, and generate a response based on the comparison. The second processor is programmed to generate a corrected signal using the generated response.