System, Method and Computer Readable Media for Controlling Automatic Starts and Automatic Stops of a Locomotive Engine

摘要

A convertible system is provided for controlling automatic starts and automatic stops of a locomotive engine. The convertible system is switchable between a yard mode and a road mode based upon respectively using the locomotive in one of a yard region and road region. The convertible system includes a respective pressure sensor to sense pressure supplied to a locomotive brake system and a locomotive and train combination brake system. More particularly, the convertible system includes a microprocessor coupled to each pressure sensor, each respective brake system and a locomotive engine. The microprocessor causes one of an automatic start and automatic stop by sending a respective start up signal and a shut down signal to the locomotive engine. Each start up signal and shut down signal is based on comparing the pressure supplied to each brake system with at least one stored pressure threshold for each of the yard mode and road mode, and is further based on comparing time-related data for automatic stops during the road mode with at least one road mode threshold.