<script type="IN/MemberProfile" data-id="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renatco/" data-format="hover"  data-text="Renat Khasanshyn" data-related="false"></script><script type="IN/MemberProfile" data-id="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renatco/" data-format="hover"  data-text="Renat Khasanshyn" data-related="false"></script><script type="IN/MemberProfile" data-id="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renatco/" data-format="hover"  data-text="Renat Khasanshyn" data-related="false"></script>{"id":13414,"date":"2016-04-13T07:30:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T04:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/?p=13414"},"modified":"2024-09-27T03:29:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T00:29:43","slug":"going-loco-ge-predix-siemens-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/going-loco-ge-predix-siemens-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Loco with GE Predix and Siemens Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the late Steve Goodman said \u201cthis train\u2019s got the disappearing railroad blues\u201d in his great song \u201cCity of New Orleans\u201d a generation ago, he couldn\u2019t have anticipated the resurrection of passenger train travel in these modern times.<\/p>\n<p>At least that\u2019s the case in the heavily populated and traveled Northeast Corridor of the United States, where Amtrak carries three times more passengers than all the airlines between Washington DC, New York, and Boston.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/going-loco-ge-predix-siemens-analytics\/#Siemens_and_GE_dig_the_data\" >Siemens and GE dig the data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/going-loco-ge-predix-siemens-analytics\/#Value-add\" >Value-add<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/going-loco-ge-predix-siemens-analytics\/#A_failure_to_communicate\" >A failure to communicate?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/going-loco-ge-predix-siemens-analytics\/#The_two_worlds\" >The two worlds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/going-loco-ge-predix-siemens-analytics\/#More_loco_info\" >More loco info<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/going-loco-ge-predix-siemens-analytics\/#Predix_meetups_soon\" >Predix meetups soon!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/going-loco-ge-predix-siemens-analytics\/#Further_reading\" >Further reading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Siemens_and_GE_dig_the_data\"><\/span>Siemens and GE dig the data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Data analytics plays a large role in this revival, with Siemens and GE competing with one another for locomotive sales and data leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Siemens, for example, notes the existence of \u201ctwo worlds: real and virtual\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/new.siemens.com\/innovation\/en\/home\/pictures-of-the-future\/digitalization-and-software\/from-big-data-to-smart-data-heading-for-data-driven-rail-systems.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in describing its approach to analytics<\/a> with its Vectron locomotives (a product line that is related to the ACS-64 locomotives that Siemens builds in the US for Amtrak).<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Amtrak-Siemens-Data.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13421\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Amtrak-Siemens-Data.jpg\" alt=\"Amtrak Siemens Data\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13421\" \/><\/a><small>Image credit: Siemens<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>In what Siemens terms a \u201cdigital transformation\u201d with \u201cbillions of data points,\u201d the company\u2019s team of programmers, database experts, and implementation managers draws upon the data to provide \u201ca data-driven service offering in the rail sector that is unrivalled in terms of real-time train monitorings, forecasting of wear and failure of components, and analysis of complex vehicle problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, GE Digital is putting its newly opening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.com\/stories\/advanced-manufacturing-locomotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Predix analytics platform<\/a> to work in its heavy-haul locomotive line\u2014massive machines that pull 10,000 tons and more along freight rail networks throughout the United States.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/GE-Digital-Predix.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13422\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/GE-Digital-Predix.png\" alt=\"GE Digital Predix\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13422\" \/><\/a><small>Image credit: GE Digital<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Value-add\"><\/span>Value-add<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The data generated by locomotives, trains, and other \u201cdevices\u201d on the emerging Industrial Internet and Logistics Chain \u201ccan lead to vital operational insights and untold business value\u2014but only if the data can be effectively captured, analyzed, and acted upon,\u201d according to GE. <a href=\"https:\/\/go.digital.ge.com\/Predix-The-Industrial-Internet-Platform-Brief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Predix is built for industrial workloads,<\/a> the company says, with ultimate goals of helping companies innovate, get to market faster, and build new revenue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_failure_to_communicate\"><\/span>A failure to communicate?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>All this leads to an amusing anecdote relayed to me the other day by Altoros CEO <!-- Linkedin Profile Badge: http:\/\/3doordigital.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/linkedin-profile-badge\/ -->\r\n<script type=\"IN\/MemberProfile\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/renatco\/\" data-format=\"hover\"  data-text=\"Renat Khasanshyn\" data-related=\"false\"><\/script>, who recently traveled on Amtrak between meetings in New York and Washington, DC. A new Siemens ACS-64 was in evidence, and a delay attributed to mechanical problems actually seemed to be related to diagnostic, data problems. The question is whether the delay was caused by a glitch in the diagnostics, or if the diagnostics prevented something more serious from occurring. Here\u2019s what he wrote to me:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a sunny Wednesday in March. I\u2019m riding on Amtrak while participating in a conference call with a distributed team across 10 time zones, to formulate an approach for rolling out demo applications demonstrating the power of predictive maintenance and the Industrial Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Amtrak-working-in-car.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13418\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Amtrak-working-in-car.jpg\" alt=\"Amtrak working in car\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13418\" \/><\/a><small>Image credit: Altoros<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuddenly the Northeast Regional # 125 starts rapid deceleration. Very quickly it comes to a complete halt. I\u2019m inside of the restaurant car of the train occupying the entire bridge across a busy Pulaski Hwy, just three miles off of the Baltimore Amtrak station.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Amtrak-Siemens-Engine-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13417\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Amtrak-Siemens-Engine-1.jpg\" alt=\"Amtrak Siemens Engine 1\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13417\" \/><\/a><small>Image credit: Altoros<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter nearly five minutes of silence, the voice in the speaker says that the locomotive is experiencing mechanical problems, and is being diagnosed. Thirty minutes later, the locomotive starts moving slowly, and then stops again. Five more minutes, and it starts moving again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked the conductor inside of the train to provide any details about what happened beyond the \u2018mechanical difficulties with the locomotive.\u2019\u201d He declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Amtrak-Siemens-Engine-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13419\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Amtrak-Siemens-Engine-2.jpg\" alt=\"Amtrak Siemens Engine 2\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13419\" \/><\/a><small>Image credit: Altoros<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival in Washington, DC, the locomotive was promptly detached from the train, and left the scene. I then approached an Amtrak technician (who wished to remain anonymous) waiting nearby in a small golf-sized electric car. He told me that the ACS-64 had a failure of one of the components while en route. As the crew wasn\u2019t sure whether it was safe to continue the trip, it was decided to immediately stop to diagnose the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said the locomotive needed a diagnostic check and subsequent engine restart. It was not clear why the diagnostic check and the engine restart took over 30 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShortly thereafter, a GE Diesel locomotive arrived to replace the ACS-64. The technician says \u2018gotta go,\u2019 climbs it quickly, then went on to attach this GE P42DC (GENESIS Series I) locomotive #16 to the NE 125 train. These sturdy systems were built between 1992 and 2001 for Amtrak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNE125 is now ready to continue its route to its final destination in Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_two_worlds\"><\/span>The two worlds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As Siemens says, there are two worlds: real and virtual. The virtual, often abstract world is where people in our business of developing software and systems live. The real world is where our grand experiments and inventions are put to the test.<\/p>\n<p>A related insight to the anecdote here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/about\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comes from Verizon<\/a>, which carries a lot of this emerging data, and which gets involved in the transportation business as a result: \u201cWhen you\u2019re transporting passengers or potentially hazardous materials, safety is critical. That\u2019s why the federal government (required) railways to install \u2018positive train control systems\u2019\u2014integrated command, control, communications and information systems for controlling train movements\u2014by the end of 2015 on some routes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new system remotely communicates with locomotives, sending and receiving commands. The system has helped to drastically improve safety and security by allowing railroads to track and monitor locomotives through GPS and, if necessary, to stop them. In addition to preventing accidents, the technology can help rail lines improve on-time performance and save on fuel costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_loco_info\"><\/span>More loco info<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Siemens-built electric locomotives, known as the Amtrak Cities Sprinter, are assembled at a solar-powered rail manufacturing plant in Sacramento, Calif. The equipment includes parts built from Siemens plants in Norwood, Ohio, Alpharetta, Ga., and Richland, Miss., and nearly 70 other suppliers, representing more than 60 cities and 23 states.<\/p>\n<p>The new locomotives are designed \u201cfor improved reliability and easier maintenance leading to faster turnaround times and increased availability for service,\u201d according to Siemens. \u201cA state-of-the-art microprocessor system performs self-diagnosis of technical issues, takes self-corrective action and notifies the locomotive engineer. In addition, there are redundant systems to ensure power is maintained to the passenger cars to keep heating and cooling systems working, the lights on and the doors operational.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The locomotives are also designed to be energy-efficient, and use a regenerative braking system to feed energy back into the power grid. Together, this line of locomotives could save over 3 billion-kilowatt hours of energy and could result in more than $300 million in savings over 20 years, according to Siemens.<\/p>\n<p>The new locomotives replace older equipment that have between 25 and 35 years of service and average mileage of more than 3.5 million miles traveled with some approaching 4.5 million miles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Predix_meetups_soon\"><\/span>Predix meetups soon!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Please be aware that Altoros is hosting a series of meetups on the topic of GE Predix (Industrial Internet) over the course of this year. Meetups are currently planned in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/GE-Predix-Atlanta-Industrial-Internet\/events\/229686574\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/GE-Predix-Boston-Industrial-Internet\/events\/228894123\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/GE-Predix-Chicago-Industrial-Internet\/events\/228893849\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/GE-Predix-Cincinnati-Industrial-Internet\/events\/228894152\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/GE-Predix-Dallas-Industrial-Internet\/events\/229686557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/GE-Predix-Detroit-Industrial-Internet\/events\/229603252\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/GE-Predix-Houston-Industrial-Internet\/events\/228893873\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Milwaukee-GE-Predix-Industrial-Internet\/events\/228894064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milwaukee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/GE-Predix-NYC-Industrial-Internet\/events\/228894186\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Predix\/events\/229605244\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silicon Valley<\/a>. You can go to meetup.com to learn about when we are coming to your area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_reading\"><\/span>Further reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/ge-digital-exec-talks-open-predix\/\">GE Digital Exec Talks Open Predix\u2014Based on Cloud Foundry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/predix-ga-ge-working-security-mobile-services-automating-ops\/\">Predix GA: GE Is Working on Security, Mobile Services, and Automating Ops<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the late Steve Goodman said \u201cthis train\u2019s got the disappearing railroad blues\u201d in his great song \u201cCity of New Orleans\u201d a generation ago, he couldn\u2019t have anticipated the resurrection of passenger train travel in these modern times.<\/p>\n<p>At least that\u2019s the case in the heavily populated and traveled Northeast Corridor [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":13441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[873,117,647,979],"class_list":["post-13414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-opinion","tag-cloud-native","tag-iot","tag-predix","tag-transportation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Going Loco with GE Predix and Siemens Analytics | Altoros<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are two worlds: the virtual and the real. 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