Rail

Business Case: KickStart

The reliability of a locomotive is essential to railway operations. Locomotive batteries are expensive to replace and the cost of a failed start can affect operational costs. The importance of improving locomotive reliability and availability cannot be understated. KickStart improves starting reliability and battery health for a direct impact to the bottom line and a strong return on investment.

Business Case: SmartStart IIe

Fuel costs are high and fuel is one of the largest expenses in your railroad operation. If you could cut down on that expense, it would fall directly to your bottom line. Manual shutdown policies are inconsistent and therefore, don’t give you the savings you need. SmartStart, an Intelligent Starting Technology™ from ZTR, can generate real fuel cost reductions year after year.

ASLRRA 2023

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ZTR and BlackBerry Partner to Revolutionize the Rail Industry

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Industry Leaders Team Up To Launch New Digital Railcar Solution

MINNEAPOLIS, MN and WATERLOO, ON – April 6, 2020 – ZTR, a market leader in delivering innovative locomotive modernization solutions, and BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB), a trusted security software company, are combining their proven technology expertise to offer railcar owners, operators and suppliers a powerful new digital monitoring solution.

Keep your railway moving

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Keep your railway moving by giving your locomotives a KickStart!

Locomotive reliability is essential, and locomotive batteries are under more strain than ever before. To keep your railway moving, you need to minimize downtime and other issues caused by dead-won’t-start (DWS) events.

Using supercapacitor technology, KickStart supplements the locomotive batteries during engine start to provide longer battery life, reduced voltage drop during starting and lower power demand which results in significant reduction in the occurrence of DWS.

Where's the rail industry heading?

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Conversations about railway industry challenges and innovative solutions included talk of alternate fuels, autonomous locomotives, women in rail, and PSR.