Automatic bail off for locomotive braking system
AssigneeNew York Air Brake Corporation
InventorsErich Leonard, Bryan McLaughlin, Daniel James, Peter Greetham
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Abstract
A system for automatically performing a bail off of the locomotive brakes in response to certain train braking operations without the need for the train operator to manually bail off the locomotive brakes. The system includes a controller that is programmed to determine when an appropriate train braking operation has been requested and to issue commands to the locomotive braking system to cause the locomotive brake cylinder to be reduced to zero pressure or a predetermined minimum pressure. The controller is also programmed to determine when an automatic bail off should be inhibited and/or cancelled depending on ongoing train conditions.
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A system for automatically bailing off a train having a locomotive braking system with at least one locomotive brake cylinder, the system comprising a controller programmed to determine when an operator of the train has initiated a train brake application and to send a bail off command to the locomotive braking system that results in a release of a predetermined amount of pressure from the at least one locomotive brake cylinder.
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