Passenger Car CSMA
Passenger car readiness to support morning rush hour
Manage inspections, tests, diagnostics, and maintenance of your fleet of passenger cars. Digitize your inspection and maintenance workflows and communicate in real-time equipment status. Supports multiple teams of mechanics responsible for daily and periodic inspections of components and sub-systems. Meets the full requirements of 49 CFR Part 238.
The reality of track maintenance
Track maintenance is continuous, distributed, and time-sensitive. Crews operate across miles of infrastructure, often relying on paper, memory, or disconnected systems.
- Inspections are inconsistent or delayed
- Defects are not always captured with full context
- Time from discovery to repair is difficult to measure
- Work history is fragmented across systems
Built for mechanical inspection and maintenance crews
TekTracking’s Passenger Car CSMA is designed around real-world passenger train assembly workflows:
- Walking inspections
- Geometry follow-ups
- Spot repairs and planned maintenance
- Multi-day work execution
Every interaction is optimized for speed, clarity, and accuracy in the field.
Key capabilities
Track geometry defect capture
Tie, rail, ballast, and surface condition logging
GPS-tagged inspections and defects
Photo and documentation capture
Labor tracking tied to specific activities
Immediate work order creation
From inspection to repair : Inspect Identify Plan Execute Record
Defects identified in the field immediately translate into structured work, ensuring nothing is lost between inspection and execution.
Outcomes
Faster defect
resolution
Improved inspection
accuracy
Complete track
maintenance history
Reduced manual
reporting
Bring precision and accountability to every mile of track !
FAQs
Locomotive CSMA is a craft-specific mobile application designed for locomotive inspectors and mechanical teams. It digitizes inspection, servicing, and maintenance workflows to ensure compliance, safety, and operational readiness of rolling stock.
The application embeds required inspection workflows (including FRA Part 229 requirements), guiding inspectors through mandated checks. All activities are recorded with timestamps, inspector identity, and asset linkage—creating a complete compliance record.
Locomotive CSMA supports daily inspections, periodic inspections, pre-departure checks, and defect identification workflows. It ensures consistency across all inspection types and eliminates variability in field execution.
Defects are captured digitally with standardized classifications, photos, and notes. Each defect is tracked through its lifecycle—from identification to remediation—ensuring visibility and accountability.
Yes. It integrates with your EAM to synchronize work orders, asset data, and maintenance records, improving accuracy and reducing manual data entry.
Yes. Locomotive CSMA works offline, allowing inspectors to perform inspections in yards, shops, or remote locations without connectivity. Data syncs automatically once connected.
The system captures inspection results, defect records, photos, timestamps, and inspector credentials—providing a defensible audit trail.
AI analyzes inspection and failure trends to identify recurring issues and predict potential failures, enabling proactive maintenance and improved fleet reliability.
Yes. All CSMA applications are designed to share data through a common data lake. This provides comprehensive planned and actual project cost data, including material, labor, and equipment planned and used for each maintenance activity.