Expert Rail Consulting
Use Science to
Support Intuition
Find answers to the most demanding questions about your rail planning and rail asset management
Data-Driven Decision and Strategy Support
Calculate the ROI of Technology Enhancements
Proven Optimization and Simulation Algorithms
Identify Opportunities for Performance Improvement
Use Science to Support Intuition
Find answers to the most demanding questions about your rail planning and rail asset management
Data-Driven Decision and Strategy Support
Calculate the ROI of Technology Enhancements
Proven Optimization and Simulation Algorithms
Identify Opportunities for Performance Improvement
Trusted Rail Experts
Through various industry engagements, our team has developed an in-depth understanding of rail operations. We use a combination of insight, experience, advanced algorithms, and software technology to help railroads optimize planning and operations and solve a wide range of complex business problems. Large or small, there’s no problem we haven’t seen and can’t help you overcome. Contact us today to see how we can help
Trusted Rail Experts
Through various industry engagements, our team has developed an in-depth understanding of rail operations. We use a combination of insight, experience, advanced algorithms, and software technology to help railroads optimize planning and operations and solve a wide range of complex business problems. Large or small, there’s no problem we haven’t seen and can’t help you overcome. Contact us today to see how we can help
Our Specialties
Strategic Consulting
Gain unbiased advice about emerging market and technology trends to ensure your decisions are aligned with long-term strategic goals
System Assessment
Analyze your current systems in place, determine their suitability to meet your future needs, and develop a roadmap to transition the current state into the future state
SWOT Analysis
Understand the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats surrounding new technology investments
Operational Data Analysis
Examine your operational data to identify performance bottlenecks, perform root cause analysis and recommend areas of improvement
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Technology-Enabled
Consulting
Perform rapid prototyping to evaluate the feasibility of new ways of running the business with both quantitative and qualitative evaluation
Develop or modify current operating processes and procedures based on data analysis and best practices
Network optimization to create additional capacity and boost overall throughput and revenue for the business
Assess the benefits of infrastructure investments by evaluating potential changes and determining their impact on system key performance indicators (KPIs, such as operational cost and service)
Technology-Enabled Consulting
Perform rapid prototyping to evaluate the feasibility of new ways of running the business with both quantitative and qualitative evaluation
Develop or modify current operating processes and procedures based on data analysis and best practices
Network optimization to create additional capacity and boost overall throughput and revenue for the business
Assess the benefits of infrastructure investments by evaluating potential changes and determining their impact on system key performance indicators (KPIs, such as operational cost and service)
Other Rail Solutions
Need something a little different? We have developed a deep portfolio of capabilities to help rail providers solve unique challenges for over two decades.
Scheduled train plan optimization to minimize costs and improve efficiency
Railroad blocking plan optimization. Minimize railcar handling and miles
Optimized locomotive and train configuration planning to reduce operating costs
Optimized crew plans for a given train plan to minimize the total crew cost
Scheduled train plan optimization to minimize costs and improve efficiency
Railroad blocking plan optimization. Minimize railcar handling and miles
Optimized locomotive and train configuration planning to reduce operating costs
Optimized crew plans for a given train plan to minimize the total crew cost
Flat and hump yard simulations for improved CapEx and Ops decision-making
Meet-and-pass network modeling for improved CapEx and Ops decision-making
Scenario-based Locomotive network movement simulation and impact analysis
Real-time and automated locomotive assignments to improve asset utilization
Flat and hump yard simulations for improved CapEx and Ops decision-making
Meet-and-pass network modeling for improved CapEx and Ops decision-making
Scenario-based Locomotive network movement simulation and impact analysis
Real-time and automated locomotive assignments to improve asset utilization
Business intelligence (BI) tools for KPI creation and management at different org levels
Business intelligence (BI) system to improve KPI reporting and drill-down analysis
Business intelligence (BI) tools for KPI creation and management at different org levels
Business intelligence (BI) system to improve KPI reporting and drill-down analysis
“CSXI has used Optym to analyze our terminal operations with great success on identifying bottlenecks and guiding improvements in the terminal layout and operating plan.”
