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AssigneeWestinghouse Air Brake Company
InventorsElmer T. Skantar, Leonard Roselli
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An apparatus for initiating and latching a bail-off request for depleting the automatic brake pressure in the brake cylinders of a locomotive consist including a cab control unit having an automatic brake handle and an independent brake handle. A central processing unit receives a first input signal from the cab control unit which is indicative of the number of locomotives in the consist and receives a second input signal from the cab control unit which signifies a bail-off request. A display screen receives input signals from the central processing unit for exhibiting either a setup screen or a normal running screen in the locomotive. An electropneumatic unit receives an input signal from the central processing unit for initiating the bail-off of the automatic brakes on the locomotive consist when the independent brake handle is placed in a bail-off position.
Apparatus for initiating and latching a bail-off request for bailing-off the brake pressure on a locomotive consist comprising, a cab control unit having a keypad, an automatic brake handle, and an independent brake handle, a central processing unit receiving a first input signal produced by said keypad of said cab control unit which signifies the number of locomotives in a consist, and receiving a second input signal produced by said independent brake handle of said cab control unit which signifies a bail-off request, a display unit receiving input signals from said central processing unit for displaying the bail-off of the brake pressure on the locomotive consist when said independent brake handle is placed in a bail-off position by the engineer.
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