Train delay and economic impact of in-service failures of railroad rolling stock

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2261, 2011, Pages 124-133

  Schlake, Bryan W ^a,b   Barkan, Christopher P L ^a   Edwards, J Riley ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE; COSTS; DERAILMENTS; INSPECTION; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS;

ANNUAL COST; CONDITION; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FREIGHT RAILROADS; IN-SERVICE FAILURES; INSPECTION PRACTICES; MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES; RAILCARS; RAILROAD OPERATIONS; TRAIN DELAY;

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 84858112857     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2261-14     Document Type: Article

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