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Buzzmaestro, Operations Improvements, Publications, commuter rail, data analytics, statistical sampling

Rightsizing the Railway Signal Workforce: a Zero-Based Resourcing Approach Towards Asset Management

Classic asset management approaches begin by inventorying all infrastructure assets and then assigning maintenance tasks and resources. Our approach collects similar data, but by starting with current personnel assignment and describing their job responsibilities and work processes, staff resistance in a railroad infrastructure owner-operator environment is minimized. Resulting...

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Buzzmaestro, Operations Improvements, Publications, commuter rail, data analytics, industrial engineering

Power Off! Challenges in Planning and Executing Power Isolations on Shared-Use Electrified Railways

Electric railways are fast, clean, and safe, but complex to operate and maintain. Electric traction infrastructure includes signal power and feeder lines that remain live during isolations and complicate maintenance processes. Stakeholders involved in power outage planning include contractors, linemen, groundmen, power directors, dispatchers, conductor-flag, and support personnel....

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Buzzmaestro, Data Analysis, Projects, automated fare collection, commuter rail, data analytics, scheduling/service planning

Inferring Commuter Rail Ridership from Ticket Sales Data

We were tasked by a major commuter rail operator to analyze ticket sales data to determine ridership with origin-destination and time-of-day detail.  The operator had four distinct sales channels: mobile ticketing, paper ticket vending machines, monthly direct-mail ticket subscriptions, and on-board sales by train crew.  The mobile ticket...

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Buzzmaestro, Operations Improvements, Projects, commuter rail, industrial engineering, infrastructure, statistical sampling

State of Good Repair Resource Requirements Assessment

On behalf of a major regional passenger rail operator, as part of ongoing efforts to rightsize the Maintenance of Way (MOW) workforce, we led a team of production planners and analysts to conduct a zero-based budget assessment in all major MOW areas at the maintenance headquarters, gang, shift,...

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Buzzmaestro, Planning & Management, Publications, commuter rail, data analytics, industrial engineering, scheduling/service planning, signal system

Exploring the Complex Relationship between Railroad Infrastructure, Operating Constraints, Maximum Speeds, and Public Schedules

Outside the railroad industry, passenger trip times are often treated as a performance measure or yardstick of the industry’s health. However, many factors not known or well understood by casual observers affect trip times—indeed, some are recognized techniques utilized by infrastructure owners to deliver journey time reductions. Factors...

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Buzzmaestro, Operations Improvements, Projects, change management, commuter rail, industrial engineering, infrastructure

Expediting Capital Project Completion Through Root Cause Identification

On behalf of a major commuter railway, we performed a systematic study to discover the root causes of project schedule delays associated with three major Capital Projects: upgrade of a wayside signal system on an entire line, installation of passenger area cameras in a locomotive-hauled fleet, and renewal...

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Buzzmaestro, Operations Improvements, Publications, commuter rail, data analytics, industrial engineering, statistical sampling

Utilizing an Eight-Step Work Study Framework to Understand and Improve Railroad Cyclical Track Program Curve Rail Replacement Processes in a Busy Suburban Commuter Environments

The eight-step framework consisting of organization, procedure, personnel, time study, rate analysis, utilization analysis, rightsizing, and benchmarking is used to understand and improve productivity and efficiency of railroad cyclical curve rail replacement processes at a major Northeastern commuter railroad. The Railroad is organized into eight geographical maintenance subdivisions...

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Buzzmaestro, Data Analysis, Projects, change management, commuter rail, data analytics, strategy

Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Program Development

At a major regional railway, we were responsible for developing staffing, organizational structure, and business plans necessary to initiate a companywide Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program.  We implemented corporate GIS standards, boilerplates, policies, and procedures, and managed the initial bootstrapping phases of the new program, ensuring that...

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Buzzmaestro, Planning & Management, Publications, commuter rail, data analytics, strategy

Geographic Information System Concept of Operations as a First Step Toward Total Enterprise Asset Management: Metro-North Commuter Railroad Case Study

For this enterprise geographic information system (GIS), Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company adopted the concept of operations (ConOps) process to define goals and objectives, inventory existing GIS assets, analyze data gaps, determine “as is” and “to be” business processes, define staffing and resource requirements and project initiatives, and provide...

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Buzzmaestro, Data Analysis, Publications, commuter rail, data analytics, strategy

Enterprise GIS in a Commuter Rail Environment: State-of-Practice at a Major Northeastern Carrier

Triggered by both Superstorm Sandy aftermath and a minor operational incident—where accurate and rapid mapping would have been tremendously helpful—Metro-North Commuter Railroad deployed its first Enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) in 2012 by federating existing departmental systems, creating a companywide Office of GIS Coordination, promulgating GIS policies and...

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