Terms
Acronyms used within RCL operations
- RCL - Remote Control Locomotive
- LRC - Locomotive Remote Control
- FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
- RCO - Remote Control Operator
- RCU - Remote Control Receiver
- OCU - Operator Control Transmitter
- RCT - Remote Control Transmitter
- AAR - Association of American Railroads
- ASLRRA - American Shortline Railroad Association
- WMUCS - Wireless Multiple Unit Coupler
- DPCS - Distributed Power Control System
Other terms
- Belly Box - OCU or transmitter attached to a support vest
- Receiver - RCU Remote control systems that receives coded messages from the transmitter (OCU) and commands the locomotive to operate
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