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Big Data in Railroad Maintenance Planning: Evolving Science, Evolving Applications

February 27, 2017 | Filed under: Big Data, Maintenance

By Jeff Tuzik The concept of big data is something the railroad industry has been aware of for many years. The Federal Railroad Administration, for example, has been involved in research and development projects involving big data, neural networks and machine learning since as early as 2002. The prevalence and proliferation …

WRI 2016 – Transit: Integration, Correlation, Remediation

August 1, 2016 | Filed under: Big Data, Measurement Systems, Rail Transit, Wheel/Rail Interaction

By Jeff Tuzik   It’s easier now than ever to collect data on wheel/rail interaction. The number of measurement tools, the number of parameters that can be measured, and the accuracy of those measurements have changed the way wheel and rail systems are designed, monitored and maintained. While all of …

WRI 2015 — Heavy Haul Part 1: Interface Management From Micro to Macro

September 1, 2015 | Filed under: Big Data, Friction Management, Heavy Haul, Rail Cant, Rail Grinding, Wheel/Rail Interaction

 By Jeff Tuzik (Continue to Part 2) Proper management of the wheel/rail interface is a daunting process. It involves elements of design and planning, automated and manned inspection, corrective and preventive maintenance and data management, to name only a few. Managing the systemic health of a railroad means understanding processes that range from the …

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