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In electronics, a remote control (also known as a remote or clicker [1]) is an electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly. In consumer electronics, a remote control can be used to operate devices such as a television set, DVD player or other digital home media appliance. A remote control can allow ...
[11] In 1901 US&S developed the first electro-pneumatic automatic train stop system for the Boston Elevated Railway. This system was later adopted by the New York City Subway and other transit systems. [12] In 1908 the company introduced an electrically controlled highway crossing gate. [13] In 1923 US&S developed the first inductive train ...
Westinghouse Advanced Energy Systems Division, a renamed 1977 successor to Westinghouse Astronuclear Lab Westinghouse Rail Systems , formerly Westinghouse Signals, part of Invensys Compagnie des Freins et Signaux Westinghouse , a company in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France near Paris; see History of the transistor
Previously, signaling relied on oil lamps and track switching was performed manually. Westinghouse's designs changed all that. In 1882, Westinghouse founded the Union Switch and Signal Company to manufacture, market, install, and maintain these innovative control systems, which were eventually adopted by railroads around the world. [11] [12]
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The Westinghouse Brake & Signal Company Ltd was a British manufacturer of railroad signs. Founded by George Westinghouse , it was registered as "Westinghouse Brake Company" in 1881. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] The company reorganised in 1920, associating with Evans O'Donnell, and Saxby and Farmer which merged to form the "Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal ...
Westinghouse Rail Systems Ltd (formerly Westinghouse Signals Ltd) was a British supplier of railway signalling and control equipment to the rail industry worldwide. Its head office was in Chippenham , Wiltshire , where it manufactured a variety of mechanical and electrical/electronic railway signalling equipment.