MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617066683 A) filed by Bnsf Railway Company on May 27, 2026, for Systems And Methods For Efficiently Switching Railcars In A Railroad Yard.
Inventors include Simmons, Thomas, C.; Kuo, April, K.; Crook, Kevin, N.; Mallampati, Dasaradh, R.; Badyl, Vishal; and Kuhn, Paul.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: A method for switching railcars at a railroad yard: includes accessing a list, of selected railcars for an outgoing train. The method further includes generating a plurality of train consists that each comply with a set of train rules. The method further includes displaying indications of the generated train consists and their associated, number of railyard switch moves on an electronic display. The method further includes receiving a user selection of a desired train consist from the plurality of displayed train consists. The method birther includes generating a plurality of switch lists according to the desired train consist and a current inventory of railcars in the railyard. The switch lists include instructions about how to form the desired train consist in the railyard. The method further includes displaying the plurality of switch lists on the electronic display.
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