PREVENTIVE PAYOFF IS BIG

Discussed is how Burlington Northern's preventive maintenance program is yielding greater productivity from a smaller fleet of better maintained units and its plans to further reduce its fleet and improve service by shopping a larger number of cars this time around. This maintenance program has also resulted in reducing the total number of cars rejected during service by one half.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: https://www.library.northwestern.edu/find-borrow-request/requests-interlibrary-loan/lending-institutions.html
• Publication Date: 1990-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 191
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Improvements; Level of service; Preventive maintenance; Productivity
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495373
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM