Abstract: A method and system for assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew comprises generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, the GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; monitoring the real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for the locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 2014
Date of Patent:
August 30, 2016
Assignee:
Via Rail Canada Inc.
Inventors:
Claude Perras, Leigh Thorpe, Francois Blouin