COMPUTERS FLAG CAR CONDITION

Chicago and North Western has expanded computerized interline car repair billing into an information system that makes possible the analysis of the condition of its own freight-car fleet. This involves capturing for computer storage mileage and all maintenance costs for system cars which means keying all manual bills not included in data exchange, as well as all system repairs made on line. With 3 years of information of 46,000 cars, it is now possible to retrieve data by car classes, by individual cars, and by car components for maintenance costing and service life.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/4175009
• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Cunningham, F E
• Publication Date: 1981-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 47-50
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Billing; Costs; Fleet management; Freight cars; Information processing; Information storage and retrieval systems; Information systems; Life cycle analysis; Planning; Repairing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Fleet planning; Freight car component performance; Freight car repairs
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00330156
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM