Abstract: An electromagnetic valve control system employing a controller circuit for controlling the position of a pneumatic valve by regulating the magnetizing current provided to the electrical solenoid by establishing a first magnetizing current set point when the valve is to be moved from a release position to a lap position and by establishing a second magnetizing current set point when the valve is to be moved from an application position to a lap position.

Abstract: An analog service brake response enhancing circuit including an intelligent filter circuit for removing voltage transients appearing on input feedback signals, a friction brake request circuit for receiving input brake command request signals, a force motor calculating circuit for calculating the degree of service brake which is to be applied on a railway vehicle, and service brake control apparatus for controlling whether an application or a release mode of braking should be instituted on the vehicle and for accelerating the operation of an analog valve device to produce a full service brake condition for a predetermined time period.

Abstract: A microprocessor based electro-pneumatic locomotive brake control system in which a brake application is obtained automatically on the locomotive consist and train only in response to a loss of power at the lead or controlling locomotive microprocessor, and not in response to a loss of power at a trail or non-controlling locomotive microprocessor. The brake control system provides for releasing such a fail-safe brake application at the locomotive independently of the train brakes.

Abstract: A safety valve including a brass valve body having a through bore provided with a circular sharp-edged valve seat and another sharp edge. A valve stem carrying a ball valve and a biasing spring disposed in the through bore. A cap member screwed through onto the brass valve body and causing the ball valve to be seated on the sharp-edged valve seat and causing the ball valve to be positioned in close proximity to the other sharp edge. A plurality of radially vent holes formed in the brass valve body for venting fluid pressure to atmosphere when the ball valve becomes unseated from the sharp-edged valve seat. A lock nut for locking the cap member in position and a spring pin carried by the valve stem to permit the ball valve to be manually opened.

Abstract: A pneumatically actuated drain valve device for venting the moisture in an air dryer to atompshere including a rolling diaphragm for linearly moving a piston stem assembly to unseat a spring and pressure biased stainless steel ball valve from its conically shaped valve seat to permit the collected moisture in an accumulation chamber to pass through a sintered exhaust muffler to the atmosphere.

Abstract: A system for positively determining that an engineman has actually activated a manual whistle valve to sound a pneumatic warning horn on a railway vehicle having a low pressure and high pressure sensing apparatus for conveying signals to an event recorder for monitoring and recording the pressure of an air supply source and the sounding of the pneumatic warning device.

Abstract: A load compensation control valve for an air brake system for railway vehicles having air springs for producing control pressures proportional to the load sustained by the given vehicle. The load compensation control valve includes a supply chamber, an output chamber, a supply vlave, a supply valve seat, an exhaust valve rod, a balance piston, and an adjusting mechanism for controlling the pressure in the output chamber in accordance with the level of the control pressures.

Abstract: A dynamic diagnostic operational dump valve fault-detection system including a first logic network connected to a release reset circuit and to an applied reset circuit, the release reset circuit connected to a release timer circuit and a release flag circuit as well as to a release pressure check circuit, the applied reset circuit connected to an applied timer circuit and to an applied flag circuit as well as to an applied pressure check circuit, the release timer circuit and the release flag circuit connected to a second logic network and to a third logic network, the applied timer circuit and the applied flag circuit connected to the second logic network and to the third logic network, a magnet valve state comparison circuit connected to a fourth logic network, the third and the fourth logic network connected to an error output circuit for recording and displaying a dump valve failure.

Abstract: An accelerated application valve having a cyclic mode of operation during one phase of which a local quick service reduction of brake pipe pressure occurs and a steady state mode of operation during which a continuous local quick service reduction of brake pipe pressure is achieved. The specific mode of operation is dictated by a control signal that varies with the degree of service brake application called for, this control signal being the "breather" pressure at the ABD/ABDW Control Valve emergency portion.

Abstract: An air supply system having a multi-cylinder, two-stage air compressor including a pair of low pressure cylinders and a high pressure cylinder. A first intercooler interconnected between the outlet of one of the pair of low pressure cylinders and the inlet of the high pressure cylinder and a second intercooler interconnected between the outlet of the other of the pair of low pressure cylinders. An aftercooler connected to the outlet of the high pressure cylinder for effectively reducing the temperature of the compressed air supplied to a storage reservoir to near or at ambient temperature. A protective housing including a frontal screened opening for permitting a rotary fan to draw cooling air into the housing and including an internal shroud for directing the cooling air over the intercoolers and aftercooler.

Abstract: An electropneumatic locomotive brake system including an emulation routine for electronically simulating the functional operations of a relay air valve and for producing electrical output signals, an application electromagnetic and a release electromagnet receiving the electrical output signals and pneumatically controlling a J-relay air valve, a source of compressed air connected to the J-relay air valve and the application electromagnet and an air brake cylinder connected to the J-relay air valve for establishing the level of compressed air in the air brake cylinder in accordance with an automatic brake request and an independent brake request received from a brake command controller located in the cab of the locomotive.

Abstract: A brake control system having a vent valve device in which a control piston is effective to unseat a normally closed vent valve to provide rapid exhaust of brake pipe pressure to either propagate an emergency brake application in response to brake pipe pressure on one side of the piston being reduced at an emergency rate or to initiate an emergency brake application when pressure on the opposite side of the piston is increased by an auxiliary pilot valve connected to a second main reservoir at a higher pressure.

Abstract: A dynamic calibration arrangement comprising, a brake handle for controlling the braking of a railway vehicle, an absolute position encoder for monitoring the position of the brake handle, an electrical switch for ascertaining when the brake handle is in a release position, and a logic gate for activating an enable circuit for reading the absolute position encoder, and a storage register for storing and for employing the reading as an offset value for correcting subsequent readings of other positions of the brake handle.

Abstract: A tube seat installation device having a piping connecting part of a special coupling joint being attached on one side of the input piping opening or the output piping opening of the fluid pressure valve while at the same time having a cylindrical part of the special coupling joint fitted into a connecting hole of the tube seat via an O-ring sealing element. The piping connecting part of the special coupling joint is attached to the other side of an outlet piping opening or an inlet piping opening. The cylindrical part is fitted into the introduction part of the hollow body via an O-ring sealing element, or the introduction part of the hollow body is attached to the piping opening via an O-ring sealing element. A flange part of this hollow body is faced and fixed to another connecting hole of the tube seat via O-ring sealing element to which a fluid pressure valve is fixed by being sandwiched by the hollow body.

Abstract: A spring loaded locking handle assembly for an angle cock or the like wherein the helical windings of a torsion type spring are mounted on a fulcrum pin about which the handle proper of a two-piece, locking style handle assembly is pivotally connected to the handle socket. One leg of the torsion spring is fixed to the socket via a pilot hole therein and an aligned index hole in the fulcrum pin to properly locate and secure the fulcrum pin in place. The other leg of the torsion spring bears against the handle proper under tension to positively maintain the handle member in its locked position and to prevent accidental operation of the angle cock.

Abstract: The present invention provides an articulated coupling apparatus which connects one end of one railway car to an adjacent end of a second railway car in a semipermanent manner. Such coupling apparatus includes a male connection member, a female connection member, a bearing assembly, and a device for securing such bearing assembly to the coupling apparatus.

Abstract: A preloading pivotal pin connection arrangement for interconnecting a swivel bracket to a forked support bracket of a fluid pressure operated caliper disc brake unit. The pivotal pin includes a shoulder portion which fits snugly into a hole formed in one leg of the forked support bracket, and includes a hexagonal nut having a sleeve portion which fits snugly into a hole formed in the other leg of the forked support bracket. The intermediate portion of the pivot pin rotates freely in a bushing carried by the swivel bracket, and a locking plate prevents the backing off of the nut due to vibrations.

Abstract: A fluid governor including an electric motor for driving a fluid compressor and causing a build-up of pressure in a storage reservoir, pressure switch responsive to the pressure in the storage reservoir, electromagnetic solenoid valve connected to the pressure switch, a pneumatically operated electrical contact controller pneumatically connected to the magnetic solenoid valve for causing the pneumatically operated electrical contact controller to be connected to the storage reservoir when the pressure in the storage reservoir exceeds a first predetermined value to deenergize the electric motor and for causing the pneumatically operated electrical contact controller to be connected to atmosphere when the pressure in the storage reservoir drops to a second predetermined value to energize the electric motor.