EMD: Locomotive Management Services

Locomotive Management Services

Contents: Overview : How does IntelliTrain™ work? : Packages : Access IntelliTrain™ Website

The Future of Railroading

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 ™ 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:

The percentage of time a locomotive or group of locomotives is available to be utilized

Asset Utilization:

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	Know exact locomotive location
Diagnose failures quickly, accurately	Know fuel level and fuel consumed
Diagnose problems that can be seen only during train operation	Remotely shut down and restart individual locomotives in train
Eliminate “No Defect Found"	Know detailed state of health of all units - lead, trail, and distributed
Identify required parts and services quickly and accurately	Know health of “3rd party” systems - HVAC, air brakes, cab signals, etc.
Identify repair facility options and reduce shop waiting time	Know how locomotive performs (TE, BE, HP) under actual conditions
Reduce dead-in-consist time, parts waiting time, and actual repair time	Verify dynamic brake readiness
Remotely download event recorders and upload software revisions	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.

How does™ work?

Access IntelliTrain™ Service Website - registered users only.

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