Title:
RAILROAD VIRTUAL TRACK BLOCK SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2022188281
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a railroad virtual track block system.SOLUTION: A method of railroad track control includes partitioning a physical track block into a plurality of virtual track blocks, the physical track block defined by first and second insulated joints disposed at corresponding first and second ends of a length of railroad track. The presence of an electrical circuit discontinuity in one of the virtual track blocks is detected, and in response a corresponding virtual track block position code indicating the presence of the discontinuity in the one of the virtual track blocks is generated.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Inventors:
jerry wade spect
Ralph E. Young
Kent Robert Shue
Mitchell Wayne Beard
Ralph E. Young
Kent Robert Shue
Mitchell Wayne Beard
Application Number:
JP2022166790A
Publication Date:
December 20, 2022
Filing Date:
October 18, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BNS Railway Company
International Classes:
B61L1/18
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH101054A | 1998-01-06 | |||
| JPH0532166A | 1993-02-09 |
Foreign References:
| US9102341B2 | 2015-08-11 | |||
| US5398894A | 1995-03-21 | |||
| US20160107664A1 | 2016-04-21 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shusaku Yamamoto
Morishita Natsuki
Takatoshi Iida
Daisuke Ishikawa
Kensaku Yamamoto
Morishita Natsuki
Takatoshi Iida
Daisuke Ishikawa
Kensaku Yamamoto