Multiple line communications for locomotive consist

A method for controlling data communication within a locomotive consist, the method comprising:

• monitoring an effect of a first interference generated by a first pair of wires on a second pair of wires during communication between a first access point and a second access point;
• monitoring an effect of a second interference generated by the second pair of wires on the first pair of wires during the communication between the first access point and the second access point;
• dividing data packets to be sent from the first access point to the second access point such that a first subset of the data packets are designated for the first pair of wires and a second subset of the data packets are designated for the second pair of wires;
• and
• modifying the first subset of the data packets to reduce the effect of the first interference.

A locomotive consist, comprising:

• a plurality of locomotives;
• a communications network;
• and
• a plurality of access points disposed within locomotives of the locomotive consist and communicatively coupled to the communications network, wherein a first access point of the plurality of access points is configured to:
• monitor an effect of a first interference generated by a first pair of wires on a second pair of wires during communication between the first access point and a second access point;
• monitor an effect of a second interference generated by the second pair of wires on the first pair of wires during the communication between the first access point and the second access point;
• divide data packets to be sent from the first access point to the second access point such that a first subset of the data packets are designated for the first pair of wires and a second subset of the data packets are designated for the second pair of wires;
• and
• modify the first subset of the data packets to reduce the effect of the first interference.