Westinghouse air brake system

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The Westinghouse air brake system is a pioneering railway braking technology that greatly improved the safety and control of trains by using compressed air to apply brakes simultaneously across all cars.

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WABCO RT-2 1
Westinghouse Air Brake Company 1
Westinghouse air brake 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pneumatic brake
railway braking system
safety device
appliesTo freight trains
locomotives
passenger trains
railway cars
basedOn compressed air
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
developedBy Westinghouse Air Brake Company
enables operation of heavier trains
operation of longer trains
fieldOfUse industrial railways
rail transport
hasComponent air compressor
auxiliary reservoir
brake cylinder
brake pipe
brake shoes
main reservoir
triple valve
hasEffect improved braking reliability in adverse weather
increased train operating speeds
reduction of railway accidents
hasPrinciple automatic application on loss of pressure
fail-safe operation
simultaneous brake application on all cars
hasVariant automatic air brake
quick-action air brake
straight air brake
improved control of long trains
railway safety standards
train stopping distance
influenced modern railway air brake designs
inventor George Westinghouse
notableFor pioneering use of compressed air for train braking
standardization of train braking systems
operatesOn pressure changes in brake pipe
regardedAs major innovation in railway history
replaced early vacuum brake systems in some regions
manual hand brakes on trains
safetyFeature automatic application if train separates
automatic emergency braking on pipe rupture
usedFor railway safety
train braking
usesMedium compressed air

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George Westinghouse notableWork Westinghouse air brake system
George Westinghouse employer Westinghouse air brake system
this entity surface form: Westinghouse Air Brake Company
R68 brakeSystem Westinghouse air brake system
this entity surface form: WABCO RT-2
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars brakingSystem Westinghouse air brake system
this entity surface form: Westinghouse air brake