Locomotive controls
Protection, monitoring, control interfaces, and integration for locomotive and railcar-moving equipment.
Railroad solutions
Controls built for the railroad.
Locomotive, wayside, and facility control systems designed around real operating conditions—from field diagnostics to purpose-built protection and monitoring.
Capabilities
Beyond the locomotive.
HorkusFlux works across locomotive controls, wayside equipment, industrial rail facilities, communications, monitoring, and electrical troubleshooting. Solutions combine proven industrial hardware with custom electronics and control logic.
Wayside systems
Switch indication, lockout status, field sensing, and locally visible operating states.
Diagnostics
Electrical fault finding, intermittent-condition capture, controller access, and field testing.
Communications
Local-first PLC and LoRa integration with optional locomotive, office, and network reporting.
Featured system · HFE R1
Switch Position Indicator
A solar-powered wayside system that provides clear local switch-position indication and can report status to a controlling locomotive, office, or other network.
- Industrial magnetic position sensing
- Normal, reverse, and abnormal switch indication
- Keyed blue-flag lockout mode
- Optional radio reporting and shove protection
Field service
Control-System Diagnostics
On-equipment troubleshooting combines controller access, electrical measurements, system knowledge, and evidence captured while a problem is occurring.
- PLC and controller diagnostics
- Intermittent-fault investigation
- Wiring and communication checks
- Field testing under operating conditions
Case finding
Intermittent Battery Fault
An intermittent battery-system problem was captured at approximately 107 volts on equipment intended to operate at a nominal 64 volts—turning an elusive complaint into measurable evidence.
- Abnormal-voltage capture
- Battery and charging-system checks
- Intermittent-condition diagnosis
- Documented findings for repair planning
HFE R1 + HFE R2
See the systems operate.
The HFE R1 switch indicator and HFE R2 locomotive stop device demonstrate local-first protection, visible field status, controlled bypass functions, and optional remote alerts.
Additional project
Load Station Disablement
HorkusFlux designed and integrated much of a networked safety-interlock system using proven PLC and LoRa hardware. The system monitors gangway and platform conditions, provides local and cab status, detects communication loss, and sends a disable signal to help prevent unintended equipment movement.
Have a railroad control problem?
Let’s build around the operation.
Share the equipment, operating requirement, or recurring failure. HorkusFlux can help define a practical diagnostic, retrofit, or custom-control approach.