Selective routing of communications in locomotive consist

A system for routing data between access points in a locomotive consist comprising at least three locomotives, the system comprising:

• one or more memories storing one or more instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• monitor at least one characteristic of a first data transmission between a first access point in a first locomotive and a third access point in a third locomotive;
• and
• determine, based on the monitored characteristic, whether to route a second data transmission from the first access point to the third access point through a second access point in a second locomotive that is physically disposed between the first locomotive and the third locomotive.

A locomotive consist comprising:

• a first locomotive, a second locomotive, and a third locomotive, wherein the second locomotive is physically disposed between the first locomotive and the third locomotive;
• a communications network;
• and
• a plurality of access points disposed within the locomotive consist and communicatively coupled to the communications network;
• a monitor configured to monitor at least one characteristic of a first data transmission between a first access point in the first locomotive and a third access point in the third locomotive;
• and
• a processor configured to determine, based on the monitored characteristic, whether to route a second data transmission from the first access point to the third access point through a second access point in the second locomotive.