Basic Locomotive Management Package

• The basic Locomotive Management package is designed to provide the Customer a wide variety of information necessary to enhance asset utilization, promote fuel and battery conservation and reduce past due maintenance events. As time and technology progress, Customers will see a need to gather and examine more information. EMD's Locomotive Management System is an expandable platform ideal for data acquisition and analysis.

Fuel Package

• The cost of fuel is one of the largest costs the railroad incurs. The sheer volume consumed, quantity of refueling events per locomotive over the course of a year, and the price differential that can exist by location both on and off property makes reconciling fuel invoices and tracking fuel consumption a daunting task.
• The Locomotive Fuel report is designed to provide the user the benefits of being able to call up refueling information for a monitored locomotive for any point in time up as far back as twelve months. Fuel consumption and quantity is no longer invisible either on or off property. This is a powerful tool in the hands of an Accounting or Purchasing department that has to reconcile fuel invoices, or determine the source of bad fuel. Invoices from foreign roads can be compared to the information on the webpage for verification.
• This report is also expandable to suit future Customer needs i.e. refueling history by location and date, usage statistics.
  

Locomotive Health Monitoring Package

Inbound Health Package

• Locomotive assignments are determined by matching the trailing tonnage with the power available. The Power Manager has only cursory information about the power, (it is either "good" or "bad"), and is not aware of potential problems unless alerted by the hostlers or outbound crew. Will the locomotive be able to complete its next assignment? Are there any pending problems with the locomotive that may cause the unit to not complete its mission? Are the cab conditions adequate for the unit to be assigned as a lead unit? Is there enough fuel for the locomotive to complete its mission?
• With the Inbound Health Package, a Power Manager can quickly answer these questions and increase the odds that the locomotive will be able to complete its mission.

Locomotive Running Total Package

• Taking the guesswork out of Locomotive utilization…
• The Locomotive Running Total report is designed to supply the user with every useful piece of utilization data about every monitored Locomotive. Currently, that information can only be obtained by assessing the locomotive, taking a download and reviewing that download. This service constantly gathers data and sends it to the server each time the locomotive is sampled so the information is very timely. This data is then converted to information that includes actual utilization and average speed. The calculation of actual utilization information for each locomotive enables the user to make key decisions regarding fleet displacement and locomotive purchase agreements.
• Perhaps certain corridors have higher utilization that others, and fleets with higher availability can be can be deployed in those areas. Conversely, fleets with lower availability can be redeployed in areas of lower utilization. This service takes locomotive utilization out of the realm of speculation and into the realm of hard data.
  

Interchange Package

• Until a few years ago, locomotives running off-property were invisible to the owners. Technology however, has made that problem a thing of the past.
• With the Interchange Report, reconciliation and generation of interchange bills will be simplified, quicker and more accurate. The interchange information resides in the server so the user does not have to call around for information related to the locomotive usage or wonder whether the information received is accurate.
• Simply enter the unit number and select the date and time of interchange origination and termination, and an interchange report can be generated online. Reports may include locations of interchange origination and termination, plus mileage, kw-hrs., and fuel usage during interchange.

Track Condition Monitoring Report

• Train stalls are very expensive to a railroad and are often caused by problems outside the control of the locomotive such as misaligned, or malfunctioning track lubricators. The Track Condition Monitoring Report uses data captured from the Locomotive Control Computer's traction control system along with positioning information in order identify areas of track where sub-par adhesion conditions exist. The system does not utilize additional sensors but rather, monitors the performance of the wheel rail interface when adhesion conditions are limiting the performance of the locomotive. This system can analyze track conditions in either Power or Dynamic Brake. The Locomotive Control Computer knows the throttle position, tractive effort, wheel diameter, force and wheel slip/slide occurrences. The FIRE system knows the fuel level and GPS location.
• The track condition data is buffered onboard the locomotive and then downloaded via the Locomotive Management System for storage, analysis and presentation to the Customer. Calculations will be made using this data combined with the locomotive weight and fuel weight in order to provide the most accurate analysis for the report. Back-office systems can further enhance the data logged by combining data from various locomotives and including the effects of local weather conditions. These systems can be adjusted as required to filter and further refine the information based on experience.

Electronic Sightglass

Imagine the valuable shop time that could be saved by squeezing only those locomotives confirmed as having coolant leaks. Further, imagine the benefits of knowing the difference between a slow, moderate or severe coolant leak. EMD has developed the e-Sightglass for this purpose. Locomotives being monitored remotely can be easily identified as having leaks and EMD can recommend the most appropriate location of repair, based on severity of the leak. This application can either replace the existing sightglass or be mounted in parallel. It is a highly reliable, all stainless steel device. Why squeeze every engine at maintenance?