THE RISING COST OF CAR MAINTENANCE

Unit train service is causing car maintenance costs to rise on Burlington Northern, rising from 6.6% to 8.4% of operating revenues between 1974 and 1977. Design criteria for cars for conventional service are no longer applicable to cars for unit trains and traditional maintenance procedures can no longer be observed. BN now strives for a two-year maintenance cycle for its hopper cars and the sturdier components already installed, along with those showing need for improvement such as roller bearings and wheels, are discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Hon, D V
• Publication Date: 1978-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 27-30
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Costs; Design; Freight cars; Hopper cars; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Planning; Preventive maintenance; Roller bearings; Unit trains; Vehicle components; Vehicle design; Vehicle maintenance; Wear; Wheels
• Identifier Terms: BNSF Railway
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Design criteria; Performance analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design; Freight car maintenance
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172633
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM