Application of Advanced Analytic and Risk Techniques to Railroad Operations Safety and Management

The fundamental problem with the amounts of data collected by railroads is that they have generally lacked tools and the capability to analyze these data to develop predictive models to improve decisions regarding maintenance, operations and capital investments that improve safety, service and, ultimately, overall profitability. The primary goal of this project is to develop a prototype system that complements and improves the current tools and Decision Support Systems (DSS) used by the cooperating railroads. The intended outcome of the project is to develop a DSS and dashboard prototype system to support short line railroad in prioritizing maintenance activities, operational decisions and investment decisions.

• Record URL:
  https://cait.rutgers.edu/research/application-of-advanced-analytic-and-risk-techniques-to-railroad-operations-safety-and-management/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $40000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551847102

  CAIT-UTC-REG24

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  Rutgers University
  100 Brett Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058

  The Everett Railroad

  424 2nd Avenue
  Duncansville, PA  United States  16635
• Project Managers:

  Szary, Patrick

  Lamb, Jason

• Performing Organizations:

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  Rutgers University
  100 Brett Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058
• Principal Investigators:

  Williams, Trefor

  Betak, John

  Nelson, Christie

• Start Date: 20191101
• Expected Completion Date: 20201031
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data analysis; Decision support systems; Investments; Maintenance management; Prototypes; Railroad safety; Risk management; Short line railroads
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01722461
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551847102, CAIT-UTC-REG24
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 14 2019 4:20PM