Emergency braking trigger system for a railcar

An emergency braking trigger system for a railcar includes an exhaust valve module mechanically coupled to a brake pipe of a railcar, a sensor suite operable to sense a threshold event of the railcar, and a control system in communication with the exhaust valve and the sensor, the control system operable to actuate the exhaust valve in response to the sensor, wherein activation comprises triggering an emergency braking function of the railcar.