Budgeting the Adoption of Sensors on Connected Trains

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dc.contributor.authorBridgelall, Raj
dc.contributor.authorTolliver, Denver D.
dc.contributor.organizationUpper Great Plains Transportation Institute
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-01T22:53:46Z
dc.date.available2022-06-01T22:53:46Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionRaj Bridgelall is the program director for the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) Center for Surface Mobility Applications & Real-time Simulation environments (SMARTSeSM).en_US
dc.description.abstractRailroads can save millions of dollars by deploying multi-sensor track scanners on connected trains to detect track and roadbed problems that could cause accidents. However, uncertainties about performance and return-on-investment impeded the development and deployment of such sensor systems. This research develops a budget model that both manufacturers and railroads can use to decide on a suitable tradeoff between price affordability and achievable performance. A case study of five Class 1 railroads demonstrates that a payback within two years is achievable at $4,000 per device and an annual maintenance cost of one-quarter the system deployment cost.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMountain-Plains Consortium (MPC)en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.ugpti.org/about/staff/viewbio.php?id=79
dc.identifier.citationBridgelall, Raj and Denver Tolliver. "Budgeting for the Adoption of Sensors on Connected Trains." Transportation Planning and Technology, DOI:10.1080/03081060.2021.2017205, 45(1), December 2021.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03081060.2021.2017205
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3743-6652
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8522-9394
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/32665
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsIn copyright. Permission to make this version available has been granted by the author and publisher.
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectBenefit-cost analysis.en_US
dc.subjectNon-destructive evaluation.en_US
dc.subjectPayback period.en_US
dc.subjectPositive train control.en_US
dc.subjectRailroad safety.en_US
dc.subjectReturn-on-investment.en_US
dc.titleBudgeting the Adoption of Sensors on Connected Trainsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.typePreprinten_US
ndsu.collegeCollege of Business
ndsu.departmentTransportation and Logistics

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