System and method for determining order of vehicles

A method comprising:

• sending, from a first communication module disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle consist, plural first individual messages to corresponding plural second vehicles of the vehicle consist;
• determining first message characteristic information corresponding to the second vehicles receiving the first individual messages;
• and
• determining, at an ordering determination module disposed onboard the first vehicle, a vehicle order of the consist using the first message characteristic information.

A tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more computer software modules configured to direct a processor to:

• send, from a first communication module disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle consist, plural first individual messages to corresponding plural second vehicles of the vehicle consist;
• determine first message characteristic information corresponding to the second vehicles receiving the first individual messages;
• and
• determine, at the first vehicle, a vehicle order of the consist using the first message characteristic information.