A railroad track control system for maintaining a braking distance onboard a locomotive comprising a plurality of control systems each disposed at a corresponding end of a corresponding physical track block, each control system operable to detect a presence of a train within the corresponding physical track block; determine an occupancy of the train within at least one virtual track block of a plurality of virtual track blocks within the corresponding physical track block; and transmit a virtual track block position (VBP) message identifying the occupancy of at least one virtual track block within the corresponding physical track block to computers onboard locomotives in the vicinity.


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    Title :

    RAILROAD VIRTUAL TRACK BLOCK SYSTEM


    Additional title:

    VIRTUELLES SCHIENENBLOCKSYSTEM FÜR EISENBAHN
    SYSTÈME DE BLOCS DE VOIE VIRTUELLE DE CHEMIN DE FER


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    Publication date :

    2024-01-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC



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