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A rail vision system visually reads signal aspect information from each wayside signal device of a wayside signaling system. It also warn a train operator of the more restrictive signal aspects and imposes a penalty brake application should the train operator fail to acknowledge the warning. Each wa

A rail vision system visually reads signal aspect information from each wayside signal device of a wayside signaling system. It also warn a train operator of the more restrictive signal aspects and imposes a penalty brake application should the train operator fail to acknowledge the warning. Each wayside signal device communicates from a railway operating authority information including directions as to how the train should proceed along the upcoming segment of railway track. The rail vision system includes a signal locating system and a rail navigation system. The signal locating system isolates visually the upcoming wayside signal device and reads the information therefrom as the train approaches thereto. The rail navigation system determines the position that the train occupies on the railway track and provides the signal locating system with data as to the whereabouts of the upcoming wayside signal device relative to the position of the train. This enables the signal locating system to isolate visually the upcoming wayside signal device and to provide the information read therefrom to the rail navigation system. The rail navigation system can then warn the train operator of the more restrictive signal aspects, and should the train operator fail to acknowledge the warning, impose a penalty brake application.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A rail vision system for a train, such train for travelling along a railway track featuring a multiplicity of wayside signal devices each of which situated along such railway track so as to communicate from a railway operating authority information including directions as to how suc

[ I claim:] [1.] A rail vision system for a train, such train for travelling along a railway track featuring a multiplicity of wayside signal devices each of which situated along such railway track so as to communicate from a railway operating authority information including directions as to how such train should proceed along a segment of such railway track generally corresponding thereto, said rail vision system comprising:(a) a signal locating system for isolating visually an upcoming one of such wayside signal devices when such train approaches thereto and for reading said information when available therefrom; and(b) a rail navigation system for determining a position such train occupies on such railway track and for providing said signal locating system with data as to whereabouts of such upcoming wayside signal device relative to said position of such train thereby enabling said signal locating system (i) to isolate visually such upcoming wayside signal device when such train approaches thereto and (ii) to provide said information when read from such upcoming wayside signal device to said rail navigation system so that said rail navigation system can operate brakes of such train in compliance with such wayside signaling system.