The operator applies tractive and braking effort to control the speed of the locomotive and its load of railcars to assure proper operation and timely arrival at a desired destination. For example, currently locomotives generally have several throttle levels, where each level is referred to as a...
(ERIE, PA, US) Claims: We claim: 1. For use in combination with an electrically propelled land vehicle moving along a predetermined path in a right of way that is paralleled by a sectionalized wayside conductor, adjacent sections of said conductor being respectively energized by different ...
A method for determining a mission plan for a powered system having at least one primary power generating unit when a desired parameter of the mission plan unobtainable and/or exceeds a predefined limit, the method includes identifying a desired parameter prior to creating a mission plan which may...