NOW--THE "TUBE" FOR LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE

The mechanical and management information systems groups of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad have developed an information system for the management of servicing and maintaining 1,300 diesel locomotives. Six major diesel shops work with the same record base which can be retrieved and displayed. The four-phase program has involved (1) Records on running maintenance; (2) Records of locomotive components; (3) Computer processing of locomotive mileages with anticipated parts replacements correlated with service; and (4) Compilation of wheel life, lubricating oil life and maintenance costs.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 46-48
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cathode ray tubes; Diesel engines; Information processing; Information storage and retrieval systems; Locomotive shops; Operating costs; Repairing; Service life; Trend (Statistics); Vehicle maintenance; Wear
• Old TRIS Terms: Diesel engine maintenance; Locomotive repair shops; Locomotive servicing facilities
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157954
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM