A wear indicator system may include a switch assembly having a housing, a wear indicator circuit, and an actuator assembly. The housing may connect to a collector shoe assembly having a collector shoe that slides in contact along a conductor bar of a condu...

A mobile platform includes a frame, drive wheels, an energy storage device, and an energy interface device. The drive wheels that support the frame propel the mobile platform on rails along a path without contacting other vehicles that travel along the sam...

A power transfer control system and method include obtaining charge characteristics of multiple different charging options for charging an energy storage module onboard a vehicle system. The charge characteristics may include energy efficiency factors of t...

A control circuit that receives first image data from a first camera on a vehicle. The circuit, using the first image data, determines a first in-focus region defined by a first depth of field (DoF) within a first image frame. The control circuit detects a...

A control system is provided to receive a plurality of vehicle data from sensors in a vehicle communication network. The control system is disposed on a vehicle in a vehicle system and evaluates a plurality of components of the vehicle system with a predic...

An apparatus for determining position uncertainty of a vehicle in proximity to a wayside device, the apparatus comprises a control circuit located on-board a vehicle comprising a leading edge. The control circuit is configured to receive a wayside signal f...

An inlet metering valve (IMV) block may include a plurality of IMV apertures, wherein each aperture of the plurality of IMV apertures is adapted to receive at least one IMV of a plurality of IMVs. The IMV block may further include an internal fuel passage ...