General Electric Company
SECURE LOCOMOTIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Abstract:

A locomotive communication system includes a first communication device located onboard a first locomotive in a rail vehicle system formed from the first locomotive and at least a second vehicle in the rail vehicle system and a second communication device located onboard the second vehicle in the rail vehicle system, the first and second communication devices communicatively coupled with each other via a wired connection extending between the first and second communication devices. The first and second communication devices are configured to share a security credential via the wired connection. The first and second communication devices also are configured to establish a secure wireless network between the first and second communication devices using the security credential that is shared via the wired connection.