Remote Engine Control
Remote Engine Control
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I often see trains of 100 cars or more passing by my window, usually they have 2 or more engines in front but often they have an engine in the middle about 50 cars back or right at the rear.
What is the method of controlling the remote engines, it seems that a wire connection would be impossible.
If it's radio, how do they prevent a mix up when an engine gets taken from the train to use for another purpose.
Who is responsible for testing the link?
With a train so long I can't imagine radio would work well in situations like passing through a tunnel.
I'm ex railway but it wasn't an issue at the end of the steam era, they had a separate crew.
What is the method of controlling the remote engines, it seems that a wire connection would be impossible.
If it's radio, how do they prevent a mix up when an engine gets taken from the train to use for another purpose.
Who is responsible for testing the link?
With a train so long I can't imagine radio would work well in situations like passing through a tunnel.
I'm ex railway but it wasn't an issue at the end of the steam era, they had a separate crew.
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RE: Remote Engine Control
Look at this post https://forums.radioreference.com/railroad-railfan...
Pay special notice to the long submission about half-way down.
You could also Google DPU [distributed Power Unit] locomotive.
CR
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RE: Remote Engine Control
Just one further question about the radios, how do they ensure the radio frequencies stay dedicated to a particular train i.e. what's to stop them moving the rear engine from Train A a different train B and the Train A engineer trying to still control the engine in train B?
How fast is the response for example if the engineer applies the emergency brakes what would be the time it takes for the remote engine to power down and apply the brakes as well?
RE: Remote Engine Control