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MINNEAPOLIS--( BUSINESS WIRE )--GE Transportation, a global technology leader and supplier to the rail industry, is showcasing several digital industrial technologies at this year’s Railway Interchange that have achieved significant milestones.

The company has delivered over 500 Evolution Series Tier 4 compliant locomotives to North American customers, and its Trip Optimizer, the leading auto-pilot controls system for railroads, has accumulated 100 million auto-control miles, delivering significant emissions reductions to customers.

The technology being developed by GE Transportation is connecting the entire rail ecosystem. The outcomes delivered through this connection are optimized networks, minimized downtime and reduced operating costs.

“A more digital rail system means freight is delivered faster, more reliably and at lower cost,” said Seth Bodnar, General Manager, GE Transportation Cab Electronics.

GE Transportation’s Evolution Series Tier 4 locomotive is the first freight locomotive to meet the strict Tier 4 emission regulations set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). GE’s smartest locomotive has more than 200 sensors onboard, processes over a billion instructions per second and provides about 10GB of data per locomotive year.

Trip Optimizer, the autopilot software for railroads that builds an optimal operating plan based on data collected about the train’s characteristics, has reached 100 million auto-control miles. This solution has helped the rail industry decrease fuel costs, reduce emissions and improve bottom lines, since its production launch in 2009.

The 100 million auto-control miles equates to an estimated:

  • 56 million gallons of fuel saved;
  • $197 million (USD) in fuel cost saved; and
  • 628 Kilotons of greenhouse gases reduced

Customers have seen fuel savings of 3-17% depending on the type of train service and rail topography, with average savings for the fleet estimated at 10%. Improved fuel efficiency brings related emissions savings, and customers experienced an average 10% reduction in emissions. It is certified by the EPA as an emissions savings energy-management system.

Today, Trip Optimizer is installed in over 6,000 GE locomotives around the world. Global customers, including six of the seven Class 1 railroads, have ordered an additional 2,000 systems. Trip Optimizer will be available on non-GE locomotives at the beginning of 2016. In addition, GE has now released the SmartHPT (horsepower per ton) upgrade. This allows Trip Optimizer to idle select locomotives within a train to maintain track speed for additional fuel savings.

GE Transportation

At GE Transportation, we are in the business of realizing potential. We are a global technology leader and supplier to the rail, mining, marine, stationary power and drilling industries. Our innovations help customers deliver goods and services with greater speed and greater savings using our advanced manufacturing techniques and connected machines. Established more than a century ago, GE Transportation is a division of General Electric Company that pioneered passenger and freight locomotives. That innovative spirit still drives GE Transportation today. It is the engine of change that puts us at the forefront of innovation and technology, where we continue to realize new potential and keep our connected world moving forward. GE Transportation is headquartered in Chicago, IL, and employs approximately 12,000 employees worldwide.

For more information visit the company's website at www.getransportation.com

GE Transportation Jessica Taylor, +1.202-412-3294 [email protected]

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chapmaja wrote: ↑ Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:22 pm How does TO account for things like track conditions (wet, covered with leaves, ect) when calculating speed and braking for a train? Does it take into account the weather around a train (different temperature and humidity conditions can impact the engine performance can't they)? Does the engineer have to input the individual cars on a train or just the total tonnage? Location of different cars on a train can impact the train handling charecteristics, especially on unleven terrain correct.

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It’s no secret diesel costs rank among a railroad’s single largest expense. At Union Pacific Railroad , for example, fuel accounted for about 14 percent of the railroad’s total operating costs in 2017. A mere 1 percent reduction in fuel use would save UP millions of dollars, company officials say — which is why the Class I has set a goal of reducing locomotive fuel consumption by 1.5 percent through 2020.

To achieve that objective, UP is using its own wind tunnel to measure the impact of air velocity, temperature and barometric pressure on rail-car types, according to a post on UP’s “InsideTrack” blog. Software calculates the drag coefficient; a lower coefficient means less fuel is burned — and more money saved.

Earlier this year, UP ordered 112 covered hoppers that received aerodynamic modifications as a result of wind-tunnel testing. The railroad then sent the cars out for “real-world” testing via high-use, high-mileage service. In addition to tracking the modifications, Wayne Kennedy — UP’s senior manager of fuel conservation — compares the locomotive fuel burn of pulling those modified cars with that of trains pulling non-aerodynamic cars.

After three months and dozens of round trips, preliminary results indicated the car modifications provided a fuel savings of 4 percent to 6 percent, according to UP.

Other technologies and systems are available to help railroads save money by managing fuel more efficiently. Progressive Railroading recently asked a sampling of rail industry suppliers to tell us what’s new, as well as tried and true, on the fuel management technology front. Responses from nine companies follow.

GE Transportation

GE Transportation’s Trip Optimizer (TO) is an automated cruise-control system that considers terrain, speed limits, train makeup and operating conditions to create an optimally fuel-efficient plan, the company said.

That plan begins with critical railroad data — origin/destination, weight, length, car information, locomotives and speed restrictions — and then transfers the data wirelessly to the locomotive. An onboard computer plans the trip and provides the data to the closed-loop control system for automatic throttle and dynamic brake operation.

GE also offers Smart Horsepower per Ton (SmartHPT), which utilizes the TO plan to provide additional fuel savings without velocity impact. “SmartHPT-Limits” enables users to set HPT limits for additional savings on overpowered trains or locations, the company said.

TO is an EPA-certified solution that delivers sustainable fuel savings (typically from 3 percent to 17 percent, according to the company, depending on train type and terrain), as well as consistent train handling and velocity performance, and reduced wear and tear. It is used by all the Class Is as well as railroads in South America, Africa, Asia and Australia, the company said.

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CWI Inc. offers RYDM, a patent-pending PC-based total system solution for fuel measurement and inventory management. Designed for the rail industry, the RYDM system provides fuel system metering, data accuracy and real-time data management, with an emphasis on accurate measurement, safety and data integrity. All product values are temperature-compensated throughout the system to improve accuracy, and the reporting capabilities of RYDM are customizable, according to the company.

Instant email notifications alert users of low or high tank levels, fuel quantities, leak detection and system faults. Additional benefits include maximum locomotive/truck filling shutoffs and fuel security/theft prevention.

CWI also provides calibration, maintenance, repair and emergency services for fuel metering and pumping systems.

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HOTSTART’s APU Idle Reduction Heating System is a self-contained coolant and oil preheater that uses a locomotive’s onboard fuel supply to heat prime movers without requiring a shore power connection. Unlike electric heating systems, the APU enables a locomotive to be shut down in any location by using the locomotive’s own diesel supply. Eliminating unnecessary idling means reducing fuel and oil consumption, emissions, noise, engine wear and wet-stacking, according to the company.

During normal operation, the APU consumes less than a half gallon of fuel per hour. Featuring four heat exchange points plus a built-in tank heater and heavy-duty alternator, the APU provides up to 19 kilowatts of total heating power and 80 amps of battery-charging power.

The APU’s design is intended to work seamlessly with a locomotive’s day-to-day operations, including an easy-to-use configurable display, real-time operating parameters, automatic operation and AESS-ready capability, the company said.

MPL Innovations

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MPL Innovations’ SpillX™ Velocity locomotive fueling system is designed to increase fueling safety, speed and reliability. The system incorporates proven fueling technologies from other major industries and enables locomotives to be fueled safely at rates up to 600 gallons per minute, the company said.

SpillX uses a dry-break single-point connection in conjunction with reliable overfill protection technology to eliminate fuel spills while increasing the overall speed of network operations. The components can be installed trackside on the locomotive in less than 15 minutes per fill port, and the aviation-proven nozzle can be installed in less than five minutes, the company said.

Once installed, the nozzle cannot be opened until securely connected to the locomotive, and it cannot be disconnected from the locomotive until the nozzle is fully closed — thus eliminating the possibility of an accidental discharge of fuel from the nozzle. The system is designed to meet all operational parameters of the Association of American Railroads’ 2001 recommended practices for locomotive fueling.

New York Air Brake LLC

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Equipped with AutoControl®, New York Air Brake LLC’s Locomotive Engineer Assist / Display & Event Recorder (LEADER®) train-handling system automatically controls throttle and dynamic brake functions, while the driver monitors operations via an on-board display.

Similar to an airplane’s auto-pilot, LEADER is software installed onboard the locomotive that dynamically manages run-in and run-out forces while following a railroad’s operating rules. As a result, LEADER has a track record of delivering fuel savings of 6 percent or more, the company said.

LEADER receives GPS data on train speed and location, and performs thousands of “look-ahead” calculations per second to make precise decisions on how best to operate the train. The software also can accept change orders or adapt to other operating conditions in real time, and the system precisely controls asynchronous distributed power, resulting in a wealth of opportunities to minimize in-train forces, improve safety and save fuel, the company said.

In addition to fuel savings, LEADER helps railroads improve their operating ratio in other ways, the company said. It provides the potential to earn EPA emissions credits through locomotive manufacturers and re-manufacturers; reduces stress on draft gear caused by unchecked in-train forces; leverages investments in positive train control and other train-protection technology; and provides key functionalities for autonomous train operation initiatives, New York Air Brake said.

Power Drives Inc.

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Power Drives Inc.’s PowerHouse is an idle-reduction technology designed to improve fuel efficiency and save energy wasted during idling by heating the engine coolant and oil. This prevents freeze-ups and allows easy engine starts, the company said.

The patented PowerHouse is available in two models: the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) and the 120. The APU incorporates a Tier 4-compliant, 9.5-horsepower Kubota diesel engine that drives the alternator, powering the pumps and trickle-charging the locomotive battery bank. Once at temperature, the APU consumes 0.38 gallons of fuel per hour rather than the five to nine gallons per hour consumed by an idling locomotive.

Designed for locomotives with access to shore power, the 120 operates from a 120/240 VAC external power source and consumes 0.35 gallons per hour once at temperature. Both units feature the PowerHouse heat exchanger, which quickly heats and is rated at 136,000 BTU/hour.

The PowerHouse has helped Class Is and short lines significantly reduce fuel consumption while reducing maintenance costs as the result of fewer operating hours, the company said.

Progress Rail

Progress Rail offers a “fuel savings suite of products” for all locomotive makes and models, the company said. For example, Progress Rail “relies on New York Air Brake LLC’s LEADER® management system to tap into the train’s current state, including geography, operating constraints and goals,” the company said. LEADER adjusts to train behavior and offers fuel savings of up to 10 percent, emissions reduction of up to 10 percent and improved train handling.

Progress Rail also integrates LEADER AutoControl®, a software solution that puts LEADER in control of throttle and dynamic braking, directly interfacing with the EMD EM2000 locomotive control system. This results in an additional 1 percent to 3 percent fuel ef­ficiency, improved time management and increased in-train force control.

Meanwhile, Progress Rail developed SmartConsist™ to provide an additional 1 percent to 3 percent in fuel savings, for total reductions up to 12 percent, the company said. SmartConsist sets each locomotive to its individual, prime throttle position within the consist to improve overall fuel economy and reduce emissions, while achieving required power and tractive effort.

Additionally, the company’s Automatic Engine Start/Stop solution (AESS™) monitors critical operating parameters during locomotive idle operation. EMD AESS™ reduces idle time by more than 50 percent and improves locomotive fuel ef­ficiency by up to 29 gallons per day for switcher use and 18 gallons per day for line haul operation, the company said.

Railhead Corp.

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Railhead Corp. has partnered with Trimble Rail to integrate real-time remote monitoring, diagnostics and onboard video to maximize locomotive asset utilization and productivity. As part of the collaboration, Railhead offers the Trimble® R2M remote diagnostic and Trimble® P2M in-service tools in the U.S. market.

Integrating with control room and maintenance depot environments, the solutions analyze timetable performance and perform section-delay analysis to identify trends as they occur within a fleet. Through a combination of journey planning and improved driver awareness, remote diagnostic and in-service performance planning and management systems maximize energy and fuel efficiency, the company said.

The Trimble R2M and P2M use a combination of real-time locomotive diagnostic data and fuel usage information (such as acceleration and braking) to improve running patterns and achieve fuel savings. With real-time cross-fleet monitoring and trend analysis, train operators can identify rogue fuel usage by route and timing points through analysis of engine behavior across fleets and drivers.

Additionally, Trimble R2M and P2M enable real-time in-service recovery decision support for control room operations to reduce in-service failures and delays, thereby minimizing fuel costs, the company said. They also automate delay attribution using GPS and live data to correlate causes such as wheel slip, lack of power or braking early.

ZTR Control Systems

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ZTR Control Systems’ fuel and railway Internet of Things (IoT) solutions can be applied to locomotive fleets and other rail assets to provide “a holistic view that helps you solve fuel issues and gain greater insights into your overall operations,” the company said.

ZTR’s IoT solutions are designed to address excessive idling, fuel supply and management, and even operator behavior. With the company’s fuel and railway IoT solutions, railroads receive GPS location and GeoZone® reporting, fuel fill and event tracking, fuel tank rupture notifications, mobile reports of locomotive fuel level by location, automated notifications and alarms, combined fuel and emissions reporting, and operational efficiency and utilization reporting, ZTR Control Systems said.

Michael Popke is a Madison, Wisconsin-based freelance writer. Email comments or questions to [email protected] .

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Trip Optimizer is part of RailConnect™ 360, a connected suite of software solutions that provides data-driven insights. It leverages big data to learn a train’s characteristics and then builds an optimal operating plan over a given terrain for the train. Trip Optimizer functions much like an aircraft’s autopilot by automatically controlling the train’s throttle and dynamic brakes when active, while allowing the operator to return to manual control at any time.

“We are very pleased with the performance of Trip Optimizer,” said Fran Chinnici, Senior Vice President of Mechanical, Engineering and Purchasing. “One of the key factors in our decision to purchase the new GE locomotives was the advanced engine technology platform and the potential to lower fuel consumption. Our use of Trip Optimizer is another proactive step taken by FECR to achieve sustainable fuel savings and emissions reduction.”

Other benefits of the technology include reduced wear and tear on rolling stock and tracks and improved consistency in train handling and transit times.

Today, approximately 97 percent of all fecr through trains use trip optimizer, one of the highest utilization rates in the industry..

“GE is impressed by the rapid adoption of Trip Optimizer by FECR's engineers, who lead the industry in miles-in-auto-control per equipped locomotive. FECR has a firm commitment to innovation and advanced technologies, and we look forward to working with them on additional features that we have in development,” said Dave Eldredge, GE’s Trip Optimizer product manager.

“Trip Optimizer is an excellent platform that allows us to continue to build automation into our equipment and processes,” said Mr. Chinnici.

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Has anyone an opinion on this system? Does it automate the trip except for emergency brake applications?

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Not a fan of "trip sodomizer". It only runs the throttle/dynamic, no air. Lots of issues with it. Besides the fact it tries to "coast" over hills, it just does a bad job with most everything. If TO was a student, I would have pulled them from the seat long ago. Dyanamic uphill? Banned! It will NOT run track speed, period. It doesn't help that my employer also programmed the wrong speeds in may places years ago, and has never fixed them. For instance, if you run opposite main (no real thing on a bi-directional railroad anyway), it will knock every interlocking down to 30 mph. It has main #1 in one place programmed for 10 mph (it's good for 60). It has a 25 mph main programmed for 10. All sorts of good stuff. It also does annoying stuff like isolated the engines behind you constantly, and let's the leader drone in notch 8 all afternoon, while the other 2 are auto-shut-down. I've also run into an anomaly where if TO is running the train, and my rear engine or engines are auto-shut down, they will not auto-start up when I place control back into manual mode...even if I press "yes" to the restore consist prompt. I literally have to go back and place the isolation switch into start, and manually crank/start the engines. I try to avoid TO as much as possible for these reasons. They monitor usage, and will call you if your numbers aren't high enough because use a mandatory. Lucky for me, it fails to initialize some of the time (last trip), and you can't run it on bad signals, or following another train. It's always important to have an "out". Not to mention the complacency factor. I'm no master engineer by any means, but the only way I'm going to get better is by running my train..not pressing a computer prompt asking me what track we're lined down.

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Or what happens if the thing fails?  Who are you going to call?  The engineer!

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The dumbing down of a great industry continues...

I feel for ya, Jeffery. So sad.

Should have called the TO "HAL".

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It works better out here on the plains, where there is no severe undulating territory, few speed restrictions for curves, and no municipal speed restrictions.  

The entire selling point of Trip Optimizer is fuel savings.  No doubt it succeeds at that aspect.  When there are no restrictions, it can keep the speed between 66 and 69 MPH in 70 MPH territory here.  And BNSF has programmed the maximum speeds correctly.  However, Jeff is absolutely correct that it does not do as good (or as smooth) a job as an Engineer could, especially where there are abundant curves and undulations.  It is designed to be cautious, slowing early for both temporary and permanent speed restrictions.  It's quick to isolate trailing units and cautious about putting them back on-line.  The built-in caution, as well as the time it takes to set it up at every crew change, do reduce running time of the train, but, apparently, the numbers indicate that the cost of delay is more than offset by the saving in fuel cost.  Fuel is a monumental cost to railroads.  It is very difficult to coach and monitor a diverse group of Engineers in complying with rules for fuel savings.  Thus, using Trip Optimizer has been made mandatory.

There are potential trip wires that come with mandatory use of Trip Optimizer.  Here's a predictable future scenario:

  • A train wreck caused by train handling will occur while an Engineer is running the train for a valid reason, such as inoperative Trip Optimizer.
  • Regulatory agencies investigating the accident will determine that the Engineer's train handling skills were compromised by having been forced by Company rules to always rely on Trip Optimizer to run the train.
  • FRA will mandate that an Engineer must make a minimum number of trips over each district of his or her assigned territory, each month, without using Trip Optimizer, in order to maintain an acceptable level of skill at train handling, and this will be a condition of maintaining the Engineer's certificate ("license").

No doubt about it -- Trip Optimizer is annoying for engine crews, but it does save enough fuel to cover its cost and the cost of delays.  It's a one-trick pony, but it performs its trick reliably.

Now is there intergration with PTC systems?  Guess thevPTC is the higher oerating authority.

Within out hands on for some trips, there will be no one in the cab who could go into "Capt. Scully" mode in case electronics fail.

Dominic Mazoch posted: Within out hands on for some trips, there will be no one in the cab who could go into "Capt. Scully" mode in case electronics fail.

WHAT????????

Somebody who could control or stop the train manually if all the electronics go out.  The train version of the Hudson miracle.

A very well thought out analysis number 90. I wonder if the operations research programers considered the cost of a single major wreck in a populated area with a train loaded with hazardous chemicals due to the degradation of operational skill of an engineer secondary to automation vs fuel savings.

Tommy, that's the very worst case scenario, and we should hope it never happens.  Risk management professionals have undoubtedly had input into the design and use of Trip Optimizer.  There is no way to avoid all risk, and there are ways to calculate odds and probabilities.  Considering the low number of Haz trains, compared to the overall number of trains, the probabilities of a fiery derailment wiping out a nearby neighborhood are low, even though the possibility does exist.  

The number of trains being operated by Trip Optimizer, though, makes it more likely that Engineers will be handicapped at refining their train handling skills after they become certified, and sometime in the future, there is the likelihood of a derailment caused by train handling.  There have always been such derailments.  The factor that has not been present is the reduced "throttle time" due to Trip Optimizer use.

There have always been skilled Locomotive Engineers and there have also been Locomotive Engineers without great aptitude for the work.  The skilled Engineers have the aptitude to keep all factors (terrain, train makeup, locomotive characteristics, speed restrictions, track authority) in mind and feel the train through the seat of their pants, and Trip Optimizer will be less of a handicap to them when they manually operate trains.  The weak Engineers are good enough to "get by" but not so poor as to be dismissed from service.  Engineers with aptitude for the work will continue to be able to skillfully run the engine manually.  It is the weaker ones who are more likely to be handicapped by the daily use of automation to run the train.

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Somewhat analogous to Tom’s comments about degradation of skills; I can recollect a similar issue factoring into a plane crash at SFO a number of years back.  It was an Asian based airline and the NTSB determined the flight crews reliance on autopilot for all aspects of flight from takeoff through landing had negatively impacted their ability to recognize a problem and react to it in a timely manner.

I imagine in future decades our children and grandchildren will be having this same conversation as it relates to a motor vehicle operators skills once self driving vehicles become commonplace.

Whether piloting a plane; operating a train or driving a truck; we will “lose it if we don’t use it.”

Bringing the TO point back up, I recently had a trip where I had a 50 mph train (50 mph track speed), with a 25 mph slow for a tenth of a mile. TO was running, and about 11 miles from the slow, it notched off from about 6 to idle. The speed curve was a long descent into the 25. Yes, this thing was planning on coasting for 10 miles into a 25. Yeah, not gonna happen on a trailer train. Yanked it out of auto, and ran track speed up to the slow and down into the 25 and back up. Now, me just being contrary...there is a rule that says trains must run to maintain track speed, but not exceed it. But it also says we must use TO  when available , which doesn't operate track speed. So which rule do I follow?

I've also been instructed to take a train out of TO before. Again, on the trailers the dispatcher came on and asked us "what's the reason for the delay?". I had no idea what he was talking about, since we hadn't stopped since we left town. "The computer shows you with a 2 minute delay, and I have to put a reason for the delay in the comments". It dawned on me that we were using TO, and we were just coasting from hill top to hill top. I explained it to the dispatcher, who said "stand by". A moment later, he came back with the chief's initials and time to cut out TO and run manually. Guess fuel savings are only a concern when they say it is... And our pool had a rather dubious incident about 2 years ago when TO broke 3 knuckles and a drawhead on one train. After they got the drawhead (the same time they got the recrew), we heard the dispatcher give them orders the train was to be run manually, only.

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GE Transportation has signed an agreement to install its Trip Optimizer solution on-board KTZ-Freight Transportation's fleet of TE33A Evolution-series locomotives.

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GE Transportation has signed an agreement to install its Trip Optimizer solution on-board KTZ-Freight Transportation’s fleet of TE33A Evolution-series locomotives.

The new agreement builds on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was originally signed between the two parties in June, which aimed to explore the use of digital technologies to optimise operational safety, as well as improve power distribution and reduce fuel consumption.

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GE Transportation Russia / CIS, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa general manager Gokhan Bayhan said: “We are happy to expand our cooperation with KTZ-Freight Transportation and pleased to have the opportunity to apply GE Transportation’s digital solutions in Central Asia.

“Rolling out Trip Optimizer will help increase the efficiency of KTZ freight locomotives, reducing fuel consumption by at least 5% and lowering harmful atmospheric emissions.”

Trip Optimizer is an intelligent train control system that is able to calculate optimum speed and fuel consumption profiles in real-time by analysing the data related to the train’s routing and cargo load.

More than 700 new and modernised locomotives across Kazakhstan are currently powered by GE engines.

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The solution’s installation is expected to improve the fleet’s productivity with regards to freight transportation.

In addition, GE Transportation was contracted by Brazilian rail-based logistics operator Rumo in October to install the Trip Optimizer on-board its locomotive fleet that currently runs on the North and São Paulo Lines, spanning almost 2,000km of track.

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  1. Trip Optimizer™

    Trip Optimizer™. Trip Optimizer™ ("TO") is a smart cruise-control system for trains that takes into account terrain, train make-up, speed restrictions and operating conditions to calculate an optimum speed profile. It then automatically controls locomotive throttle and dynamic brakes to reduce fuel burn and provide efficient train handling.

  2. PDF GE Transportation's Digital Solutions Trip Optimizer TM

    Trip Optimizer. Save fuel and optimize your trains, automatically. Train length and weight. Track conditions and grade. Driver response time and deviation between drivers. These are just a few of the factors that influence the speed and eficiency of freight delivery—and its impact on your business' bottom line.

  3. BNSF Trip Optimizer Requirement 2021

    Trip Optimizer "plans" it's trip and then runs the train to that plan. That is, it runs the train to reach the speed it's estimated to do at a particular location. ... upgrades, etc. All changes to Trip Optimizer must come from GE/Wabtec. I've heard from two different sources that the techs, who come out from time to time and ride trains, have ...

  4. PDF Wabtec's Digital Solutions Trip Optimizer

    time of arrival targets to Trip Optimizer. This allows Trip Optimizer to adjust the trip plan to meet the schedule, resulting in additional fuel savings. Flexible Platform Options Trip Optimizer can be integrated into GE and non-GE locomotives. A number of host platforms are supported such as - integration with the locomotive control

  5. Trip Optimizer Tops 500MM Miles

    Wabtec Corp.'s Trip Optimizer energy management system, described by the company as a "smart cruise control system for trains," has surpassed, globally, 500 million miles in operation. ... * Trip Optimizer and LOCOTROL were originally developed by GE Transportation, which General Electric sold to Wabtec in February 2019. Tags: Breaking ...

  6. GE Transportation touts Trip Optimizer

    Four major North American Class I railroads have outfitted their locomotives with Trip Optimizer and have accumulated more than five million service miles run in advisement and automatic control, according to GE Transportation. Trip Optimizer generated a fuel savings of approximately 7% and a corresponding reduction of more than 37,000 tons of ...

  7. PDF Trip Optimizer: Development of a Driver Assistance System for

    Research and development into Trip Optimizer began close to the time MathWorks began rolling out automatic code generation from Simulink. Trip Optimizer team leveraged this technology to quickly produce proof of concept simulations. Automatic code generation for embedded targets allowed accelerated transition from simulation environment to on ...

  8. GE: Evolution Series Tier 4 locomotives, Trip Optimizer

    Today, Trip Optimizer is installed in over 6,000 GE locomotives around the world. Global customers, including six of the seven Class I railroads, have ordered an additional 2,000 systems.

  9. GE Transportation Delivers Digital, Smart & Fuel Efficient Rail

    Today, Trip Optimizer is installed in over 6,000 GE locomotives around the world. Global customers, including six of the seven Class 1 railroads, have ordered an additional 2,000 systems.

  10. GE Transportation's Trip Optimizer Achieves 100 Million Miles of

    GE Transportation announced its Trip Optimizer Energy Management system has recently achieved 100,000,000 miles in revenue service, which has resulted in approximately 25 million gallons of diesel ...

  11. GE Trip Optimizer

    The Trip Optimizer has the route profile built into it (grades, speed restrictions etc). The engineer will enter his train info in regards to locomotives, horsepower, length, and weight. The Trip Optimizer will then tell the engineer what throttle position he needs to be in in order to maximize fuel economy.

  12. Transportation

    During the past decade, teams of researchers at GE Research led the development of digital platforms like Trip Optimizer, Movement Planner and Railyard Planner. These platforms have given our rail customers digital oversight and the ability to optimize the movement of individual locomotives to entire fleets along their networks.

  13. Movement Planner and Trip Optimizer webinar

    Originally recorded on October 11, 2011 the Movement Planner and Trip Optimizer webinar is part of the GE software webinar series. You can learn more about ...

  14. Rail technology focus: Fuel management

    GE Transportation's Trip Optimizer is an automated cruise-control system that considers terrain, speed limits, train makeup and operating conditions to create a fuel-efficient plan.

  15. PDF Trip Optimizer for Railroads

    Trip Optimizer is a product of GE Transportation, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. It has recorded more than 150 million miles in successful revenue service worldwide. • Adopted by railroads in North America, Australia, and Brazil. • Total fuel savings to date of over 35 million gallons! Inventions and Innovations

  16. GE Transportation's Trip Optimizer Achieves 100 Million Miles of ...

    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE Transportation, a unit of GE (NYS: GE) , announces that its Trip Optimizer Energy Management system has recently achieved 100,000,000 miles in revenue service, which ...

  17. Rumo to install GE Trip Optimizer on locomotive fleet

    Trip Optimizer runs on GE's GoLinc on-board computing platform, which turns a locomotive into a mobile data centre and enables the implementation of GE's full suite of digital solutions. "The installation of Trip Optimizer is an important first step in transitioning from manual trains to fully automated ones," says Mr Danilo Miyasato ...

  18. FECR Adopts New Locomotive Technology

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - June 11, 2015 — Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) has installed Trip Optimizer technology in its 24 new GE ES44C4 locomotives. Trip Optimizer is designed to help railroads manage fuel expense while maintaining predictable transit times. Trip Optimizer is part of RailConnect™ 360, a connected suite of software ...

  19. GE "Trip Optimizer"

    The entire selling point of Trip Optimizer is fuel savings. No doubt it succeeds at that aspect. When there are no restrictions, it can keep the speed between 66 and 69 MPH in 70 MPH territory here. And BNSF has programmed the maximum speeds correctly.

  20. GE Transportation to install 'Trip Optimizer' on Rumo's locomotive

    GE Transportation Latin America commercial director Danilo Miyasato said: "The installation of Trip Optimizer is an important first step in transitioning from manual trains to fully automated ones. "It will not only increase rail productivity, but also radically change logistics for the better."

  21. GE/Wabtec trip optimizer. What is your opinion? : r/railroading

    It's absolutely terrified of heavy trains. It always runs below the set speed regardless of how slow that set speed is. I've done 23 mph below track speed with it it not even trying to achieve track speed. It simply doesn't care about track speed. It's simply slow and awful. OldTwoPants • 2 yr. ago. Accurate, it doesn't care about speed.

  22. GE Trip Optimizer to cut fuel consumption in Brazil

    GE's solution aims to determine the appropriate time to accelerate or brake, taking into account for train length, weight, track quality and conditions to achieve the greatest fuel efficiency. Trip Optimizer has previously been installed on locomotives in the United States, Canada, Australia, China, and Mexico.

  23. GE's Trip Optimizer solution selected for Kazakhstan fleet

    GE Transportation has signed an agreement to install its Trip Optimizer solution on-board KTZ-Freight Transportation's fleet of TE33A Evolution-series locomotives. ... Trip Optimizer is an intelligent train control system that is able to calculate optimum speed and fuel consumption profiles in real-time by analysing the data related to the ...