Railroad block/grade crossing warning system
Abstract
A train safety system comprises a cable connected to at least two conducting contacts, an electrical load between said two conducting magnetic contacts, and a DC track circuit associated with railroad tracks wherein the at least two conducting plates can be connected to each of the railroad rails in order to shunt the DC track circuit and alert oncoming trains of fouling of the tracks or crossing ahead.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1632538
- Patent Number(s):
- 10556604
- Application Number:
- 15/485,411
- Assignee:
- Fermi Research Alliance, LLC (Batavia, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B61 - RAILWAYS B61L - GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 04/12/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Plant, Derek L. Railroad block/grade crossing warning system. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web.
Plant, Derek L. Railroad block/grade crossing warning system. United States.
Plant, Derek L. Tue .
"Railroad block/grade crossing warning system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1632538.
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title = {Railroad block/grade crossing warning system},
author = {Plant, Derek L.},
abstractNote = {A train safety system comprises a cable connected to at least two conducting contacts, an electrical load between said two conducting magnetic contacts, and a DC track circuit associated with railroad tracks wherein the at least two conducting plates can be connected to each of the railroad rails in order to shunt the DC track circuit and alert oncoming trains of fouling of the tracks or crossing ahead.},
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year = {2020},
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