Managing Assets: Do’s and Don’ts
How are you currently managing your assets? In this piece we’ll jump into managing railway assets and best practices as well as some thoughts on the bad practices. Railway assets are complex pieces of equipment that must be properly maintained to ensure safety, efficiency, and overall operations are carried out without impacting service delivery.
Do have a proper inventory of all assets.
This inventory is a great place to start because it allows complete visualization of everything. Each asset has a life cycle and to…
A History of Track Inspection Software Solutions
Since the 1990’s railroads across the United States have turned to electronic means of maintaining track inspection records. Railroad Software’s own Vice President of Business Development, Mr. Tim Elsberry, utilized these early tools and has seen the industry develop new tools rapidly in promoting accessibility, functionality, and usability. Progressive Railroading wrote a piece on the tools available from eight suppliers back in 2011. Some of those companies and tools remain in place to this day while other new suppliers have jumped into the space and brought innovative approaches and ideas to push the industry…
Our Story: Railroad Software
Railroad Software was founded in 2012 with the goal of making software available and affordable to every rail yard and railroad in the world regardless of their size or technical capabilities. As the years have gone by, the company has grown, relocated, hired new team members, and developed new solutions that serve the industry. The slogan “Industry-defining software with personalized service from rail experts” is not just a catchy phrase but a mentality and approach that truly gives the rail industry a software provider that can be trusted and partnered with on applications and…