Fuel system for consist having daughter locomotive
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1. A fuel system for a consist, comprising:
- a tank located on a tender car of the consist and configured to hold a supply of liquefied gaseous fuel;
an accumulator located on a daughter locomotive of the consist and configured to hold a supply of gaseous fuel, wherein the accumulator is located on the daughter locomotive in a position corresponding to a cabin on a lead locomotive of the consist; and
at least one conduit fluidly connecting the tank to the accumulator and the accumulator to a first engine on the lead locomotive.
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a fuel system for a consist. The fuel system may have a tank located on a tender car of the consist and configured to hold a supply of liquefied gaseous fuel. The fuel system may also have an accumulator located on a daughter locomotive of the consist and configured to hold a supply of gaseous fuel. The fuel system may further have at least one conduit fluidly connecting the tank to the accumulator and the accumulator to a first engine on a lead locomotive of the consist.
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17 Claims
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1. A fuel system for a consist, comprising:
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a tank located on a tender car of the consist and configured to hold a supply of liquefied gaseous fuel; an accumulator located on a daughter locomotive of the consist and configured to hold a supply of gaseous fuel, wherein the accumulator is located on the daughter locomotive in a position corresponding to a cabin on a lead locomotive of the consist; and at least one conduit fluidly connecting the tank to the accumulator and the accumulator to a first engine on the lead locomotive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of fueling a consist, comprising:
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pumping fuel from a tank located on a tender car of the consist to an accumulator on a daughter locomotive within the consist, wherein the accumulator is located on the daughter locomotive in a position corresponding to a cabin on a lead locomotive of the consist; and distributing the fuel from the accumulator to a first engine in the lead locomotive of the consist. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A consist, comprising:
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a lead locomotive having at least a first engine configured to power the consist; a daughter locomotive coupled to the lead locomotive and having at least a second engine configured to power the consist; a tender car coupled to the daughter locomotive; a tank located on the tender car and configured to hold a supply of liquefied gaseous fuel; an accumulator located on the daughter locomotive in a position corresponding to a cabin on the lead locomotive; a pump located on the tender car and configured to pump fuel from the tank; a heat exchanger located on the tender car and configured to vaporize the fuel; and at least one conduit fluidly connecting the tank to the accumulator and the accumulator to the at least a first and at least a second engines on the lead locomotive and on the daughter locomotive. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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