User's Manual for the Maintenance Cost Methodology for High Speed Passenger Train Trucks

摘要

This document is a user's manual for the simulation cost modeling (SCM) technique as applied to a passenger railcar truck and its component parts. The manual includes application of the technique through the development of an example maintenance schematic diagram, example truck component cost data, and example maintenance procedures. The computer program and its various operating modes are described with the aid of a full set of example data obtained from Amtrak personnel. A complete listing of the FORTRAN IV program and a set of example data for its operation are contained in the appendixes. A set of cost results for the example Amtrak data cover maintenance expenditures by maintenance actions and by component truck subassemblies. Also listed in the example results are a set of cost sensitivites related to the modeled maintenance system.