RailFocus

RailFocus was specifically designed to meet the needs of rail rolling stock maintenance management in public transportation. With robust features and comprehensive functionality, RailFocus ensures equipment reliability, regulatory compliance and cost containment. The system integrates fully with AssetWorks’ FleetFocus maintenance management software and is capable of managing rolling stock from pre-acquisition to post-disposition.

RailFocus offers support for Rail-Specific Business Process including:

  • Rail Maintenance Management- RailFocus tracks all functions related to the maintenance of rail rolling stock and component, including processing repair and preventive maintenance (PM) work orders, tracking all operating expenses, equipment usage with full materials management and labor management functionality.
  • Rail Operations Management – Incident management, trip management, crew management, and availability/pull-out management
  • Consist Management – Consist-level management, including married pairs for preventive maintenance, repairs, inspections, and trips
  • Full Integration with AssetWorks’ LinearFocus – Full maintenance management support for linear assets, such as track, signals, catenary, third rail, and track structures

 

MobileFocus Handheld Software
MobileFocus works with Rail Focus to provide technicians and inspectors with system access whether they are in the shop or in the field

  • Full work order functionality
  • Real-time defect reporting
  • Review of previously entered defects
  • Real-time labor tracking for work-related and inspection-related activities
  • Review of maintenance and inspection history for all assets
  • Entry of diagnostic test results
  • Yard  Management Updating
  • Robust parts inventory functionality (receipt, issue, inventory counts)
  • Data stored on the MobileFocus device may be uploaded to the AssetWorks database in real-time using a wireless network or in batch mode when the technician returns to the maintenance facility.


 

 

RailFocus is the trusted solution for Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Georgia.
MARTA uses RailFocus Integrated With Other AssetWorks Products to Manage Over 30,000 Assets.
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Benefits

  • Improve Service – Improve rolling stock availability, reliability, and safety by reducing in-service failures and comebacks
  • Contain costs –  Extends the useful life of rail assets, identifies all available warranty claims (including component warranties), optimizes inventory levels, and improves employee labor productivity
  • Better Regulatory Compliance – Ensures compliance with FTA and/or FRA requirements for preventive maintenance from first occurrence through repair completion
     

Features

  • Best practice workflows
  • Mobile computing solutions
  • Management reporting
  • Integration to ERP systems, parts catalogs, and fuel systems
  • Fully integrated with AssetWorks FleetFocus™, LinearFocus™ and EquipmentFocus™
  • Comprehensive asset tracking
  • Consist management
  • Work order management
  • Preventive maintenance, repair, and inspection work orders
  • Warranty management
  • Integrated materials management and purchasing management
  • Serialized component tracking
  • Defect tracking
  • Real-time labor management
  • Integrated barcoding
  • Multi-unit projects (campaigns)
  • Historical costs and downtime tracking
  • Ad hoc query and reporting
  • Advanced system security

Optional Features:

  • Rail operations management
  • Incident management
  • Availability and pull-out management
  • Illustrated parts catalog
  • Advanced shop scheduling
  • Replacement analysis
  • Production planning for back shop
  • Advanced transit and commuter
  • Rail reporting
  • Graphical yard management
  • Wireless mobile work order/inspection
  • Online parts catalog (OPC)
  • Integration with Trapeze applications

Specifications

  • Browser Based
  • .net technology
  • Unlimited users (licensed by fleet size)
  • Support for both Oracle and/or MS SQL Database
  • Rail specific product for rail specific requirements