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Key Performance Indicators

Rail Mean Distance Between Failures

Definition: Measures the mean distance (rail car miles) between mechanical failures reportable to National Transit Database, i.e., those precluding a rail car from completing its trip or starting its next scheduled trip.

Performance (October 2018):

In October, did not meet the Target; the actual being 20,527 rail car miles. ATC, doors and friction brakes continue to be the most frequently malfunctioning systems.

Actions:

  1. Target poorly performing systems for improvement
  2. Reduce repeat failures
  3. Improve incident management in service to reduce offloads