by hetfieldkaloo
EMD has started off with a new concept of remote tracking and maintenane called the intellitrain which most of us are aware of..... news is that EMD also has invested into the sensor technology for the same by which it is coming up with remote tracking systems... these systems can remotely check the health of the locomotive, the heat level if it reaches critical temperature creates alerts, you can even monitor the fuel level remotely for a locomotive..... this system has been upgraded to such an extent that remote shutdown of locomotive is also possible... so the diesel engines are on to digitalization..... further there are sensors which are being put into a diesel engine which constantly update the central server from where the health is tracked and also helps in the preventive maintenance........ and the best part is that the hardware is being made compatible with WINDOWS XP..... so we can expect a fully computerized diesel locomotive in the near future........ whats bothering me is if such a complex locomotive system happens to breakdown how would EMD provide the repair service .... as such the loco sheds for EMD repairs dont see much of business cos not much of maintenance contracts are being taken up by EMD ........ an engine fitted with ten sensors would likely to be more complex and succeptible to failures or complications than a simple one ...... the repair of such engines would require serious technical know how too.......
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... _n13471616
http://www.ferret.com.au/articles/1a/0c039c1a.asp
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http://www.ferret.com.au/articles/1a/0c039c1a.asp