C & NW: NEW DIMENSIONS IN MANAGING FREIGHT CAR MAINTENANCE

Chicago and North Western is advancing its computerized maintenance system from just controlling car repair costs to managing them. Having established a basis for unit costing, the system is now being utilized to determine wear patterns for car components, particularly wheels and draft gear, that will make possible preventive maintenance and changes in car design and materials.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1980-3-31

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 44-46
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 181
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight cars; Information storage and retrieval systems; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Management information systems; Planning; Preventive maintenance; Vehicle components; Vehicle design; Vehicle maintenance
• Identifier Terms: Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
• Uncontrolled Terms: Performance analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design; Freight car maintenance
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311424
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 9 1980 12:00AM