Imagine what happens when we combine the railroads' expertise in rail transportation and EMD expertise in locomotive design, system integration, and troubleshooting with the power of the Internet and wireless communications...
This is what we will have...
Every locomotive will be connected to the Internet and be a node on this vast network of computers
The health of every locomotive is automatically monitored 24/7 and experts are alerted when problems occur
It's like sending an experienced EMD Service Engineer out with every locomotive to monitor its performance
To prevent road failures
To help Mechanical quickly diagnose and repair locomotives
And to provide Transportation with critical data to improve asset utilization and customer satisfaction
Through EMD's new Intellitrain Service, the Locomotive Management Services focuses on improving two factors needed for the railroad to be a successful business: locomotive availability and asset utilization.
Locomotive Availability:
Asset Utilization:
The percentage of time a locomotive or group of locomotives is available to be utilized
The percentage of time an asset such as a locomotive or a group of locomotives is actually utilized
How Does This Create Railroad Business Success?
Improve Locomotive Availability using remote monitoring, diagnostics, on-line knowledge
Improve Asset Utilization using remote monitoring, diagnostics, and asset management tools
Prevent road failures from occurring
Diagnose failures quickly, accurately
Diagnose problems that can be seen only during train operation
Eliminate No Defect Found"
Identify required parts and services quickly and accurately
Reduce dead-in-consist time, parts waiting time, and actual repair time
Remotely download event recorders
and upload software revisions
Know exact locomotive location
Know fuel level and fuel consumed
Remotely shut down and restart individual locomotives in train
Know detailed state of health of all units - lead, trail, and distributed
Know health of 3rd party systems - HVAC, air brakes, cab signals, etc.
Know how locomotive performs (TE, BE, HP) under actual conditions
Verify dynamic brake readiness
Track actual utilization by unit, by fleet, by region - including kw-hrs
By maximizing locomotive availability and asset utilization, the railroad ensures that they are operating at the highest levels of productivity and getting the greatest return on their investment.
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