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System and method for remote inbound vehicle inspection

  • US 20050154507A1
  • Filed: 01/19/2005
  • Published: 07/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of reducing the shop time of an inbound railroad locomotive at a locomotive maintenance facility, with the locomotive having onboard operating data gathering systems, comprising:

  • providing a historical data base of locomotive operating data for similar locomotives;

    gathering locomotive operating data with said onboard data gathering systems during operation of said inbound locomotive, prior to arrival of said inbound locomotive at a locomotive maintenance facility for scheduled maintenance;

    prior to arrival of said inbound locomotive at said maintenance facility, comparing said onboard operating data with said historical data base to determine maintenance and repair operations to be performed when said inbound locomotive arrives at said maintenance facility, said maintenance and repair operations being based on the condition of said inbound locomotive; and

    providing information indicative of said maintenance and repair operations to said maintenance facility before said inbound locomotive arrives at said maintenance facility.

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