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Method and apparatus for planning the movement of trains using dynamic analysis

  • US 7,734,383 B2
  • Filed: 05/02/2006
  • Issued: 06/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of planning the movement of trains over a rail network, comprising:

  • (a) receiving a schedule for the planned movement of a train along a route;

    (b) monitoring and accessing a database including current train characteristics selected from the group of train length, hazmat content, high/wide restrictions, horsepower, speed, stopping distance, acceleration, and combinations thereof;

    (c) detecting a change to any train characteristic in the database;

    (d) predicting a train characteristic of the train at plural locations along the route as a function of the detection of the change; and

    (e) planning the movement of the train as a function of the predicted train characteristic at ones of the plural locations along the route.

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