Track maintenance engineers at many of the world's leading railways and metros use Bentley Optram to apply prioritized, cost-reducing long-term maintenance solutions to improve overall service, safety and reliability, and to reduce possession time and costs.
Amtrak — 1,200 commuter track miles managed by 200+ users
Optram is used by more than 200 employees at Amtrak for railway infrastructure maintenance management on more than 1,200 miles of the Northeast Corridor (NEC) high-speed mainline. The Optram solution at Amtrak integrates FLI-MAP survey data (helicopter-based video and kinematic-GPS and LIDAR laser) with geometry car data, track exceptions, rail flaws, and work history from Amtrak’s production recording system. In addition, Amtrak has begun using a Bentley-developed Vehicle Train Routing (VTR) system, which combines data from train control with wayside detectors and the Optram database to calculate actual occupancy, degradation, out-of-spec equipment impact and historical condition of the railway.
CSX — 23,000 freight track miles managed by 350 users
CSXT, a business unit of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX), and its 34,000 employees provide rail transportation and distribution services over a 23,000 route-mile network in 23 states, the District of Columbia and two Canadian provinces. Optram is used by 350 users for railway infrastructure maintenance management. Utilizing legacy information migrated from the Conrail Railroad System and the mainframe system, the Optram solution at CSX integrates geometry data and track exceptions from CSX’s TGC I Plasser track geometry car and rail profile car (as well as other measuring systems). In addition, Optram integrates directly with the CSX mainframe computer to continuously synchronize data in both systems.
WMATA — 60 miles of transit rail managed by 100+ users
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) selected Optram along with MRO and Peoplesoft as part of WMATA’s Information Technology Renewal Program (ITRP), a multi-year, multi-million dollar IT initiative managed by the primary System Integrator Booz Allen. ITRP encompasses the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of virtually every physical asset within the aging metro system. Over 100 WMATA users, including the Track and Structure Department, use Optram to manage day-to-day maintenance-of-way planning and work activity.
Network Rail — 124 miles of high-speed passenger rail
The Edinburgh-Glasgow line and the East Coast Main Line in Scotland chose Optram to integrate existing data from both Network Rail and First Engineering. Optram delivers a single source of comprehensive asset knowledge to decision makers in both companies, providing an integrated view of all critical data to drive cost-effective maintenance decisions. The project delivers a more holistic railway asset management regimen with identified cost savings of approximately 25 percent achieved with the Optram system.
BART — 104 miles of transit rail managed by 100+ users
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) selected Optram along with MRO and Peoplesoft as part of Bart’s Business Advancement Plan (BAP). BAP is a $20 million initiative focusing primarily on business process re-engineering, accomplished by integrating these three critical enterprise software solutions. The Optram system will serve as the main repository for the track layout and right-of-way assets and provide critical track-management decision-support information. Optram is to be used by more than 100 BART employees from a variety of departments.