Moving away from "corrective maintenance": A TTCI R&D program is identifying ways to improve the economics of freight car repair maintenance by developing alternative strategies. Railway Age | December 1, 2002| | COPYRIGHT 2002 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

North American railroads and private car owners spend approximately $1.5 billion annually on freight car repair and maintenance activities. With this amount of money at stake, the industry is concerned with ways to improve maintenance processes and performance.

In response to a Strategic Research Initiative sponsored by the Association of American Railroads, TTCI is examining current maintenance practices and looking at new policies and practices. The research program, being conducted with Harvey Mudd College, looks to understand current approaches, statistically ...

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