APPARATUS TO ENABLE CONTROLLING A THROTTLE CONTROLLER FROM A REMOTE HOST

摘要

In a locomotive throttle controller having a digital central processor unit and an output driver mechanism for supplying signals to trainlines which control the locomotive engine throttle setting, reverse, and dynamic braking, the improvement comprising a digital interface through which external digital equipment can communicate with such central processor unit and devices for communication being provided both from such external digital equipment to the central processor unit and from such central processor unit to the external digital equipment.