Vehicle control system

A vehicle control system, comprising:

• a controller configured:
• to identify a size of a multi-vehicle system;
• to calculate a duration that the multi-vehicle system has been blocking or will block an intersection between routes based on both of a location of a locating device disposed on a vehicle within the multi-vehicle system and on the size of the multi-vehicle system;
• and
• to implement one or more responsive actions to clear the intersection or to maintain the intersection as clear during the duration.

A method, comprising:

• forecasting a stop location where a locating device will be located once a multi-vehicle system stops moving based at least in part on a moving speed of the multi-vehicle system and a braking force exerted by the multi-vehicle system;
• determining whether the multi-vehicle system will block an intersection between intersecting routes based at least in part on the stop location that is forecasted, and a size of the multi-vehicle system;
• and
• preventing the multi-vehicle system from stopping or allowing the multi-vehicle system to continue moving until the multi-vehicle system does not block or will no longer block the intersection responsive to determining that the multi-vehicle system will block the intersection based on the stop location that is forecasted and the size of the multi-vehicle system.