Six Sigma for Rail Transit Systems

The objective of this project is to support the efforts of New England professionals to improve rail transit systems by developing a Six Sigma Methodology that can be applied to rail transit systems and can improve capital and operating efficiencies. NEP has proposed a second phase to this effort which would ultimately produce a Six Sigma guide for transit maintenance personnel. Five case studies, inclusive of MDTA, MBTA, SEPTA, MARTA and CTA looked at this investment shortfall and the extended life of rail cars, it is critical that rail car maintenance program be closely assessed to determine how they can used to aid in improving capital and operating efficiencies for rail transit operations. With this framework, each site visit of the participating transit agencies was guided by Mean Distance Between Failures (MDBF).

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Research Program, National Research, Operations and Maintenanace

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $80000
• Contract Numbers:

  FTA-CT-26-7009

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Williams, Terrell

• Performing Organizations:

  New England Professionals

  329 Schraffts Drive
  Suite G5
  Waterbury, CT  United States  06704
• Principal Investigators:

  Cook, Kenneth

• Start Date: 20080401
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090401
• Source Data: RiP Project 20290

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Methodology; Operating costs; Rail transit; Research projects
• Uncontrolled Terms: Operating efficiency
• Geographic Terms: New England
• Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01488640
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: FTA-CT-26-7009
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 1 2013 2:15AM