Consulting and Software

Consulting and Software Services

Currently, I am Director of Operations Planning for Transportation Economics and Management Systems, a transportation economics consulting firm in Frederick, Md. Prior to joining TEMS, I worked for ConRail, CSX, Union Pacific, Amtrak and the Stamford, CT-based consulting firm Reebie Associates. Thru my employer, TEMS, Inc and business partners at Parsons Transportation Group and Ultra Dynamics, Inc., we offer consulting services to:

Railroads looking to increase their market share through profitable traffic growth.
Government agencies wishing to reduce traffic congestion and the adverse environmental impacts of heavy truck traffic.
Shippers who are looking to make more effective use of rail transportation capabilities.

My background is in rail operations planning, computer systems, and finance. Dr Edwin R. "Chip" Kraft's Resume

To improve the reliability of carload service or reduce operating costs, then (as outlined in my recent Railway Age article Adding flexibility to the scheduled railroad) priority- based classification, dynamic car scheduling, or operation of extra trains could be used. Clearly, today railroads have diverse options available for dealing with service and cost problems. A combination of those options might work best. For more information on each of these options, click the following links:

We can help railroads apply appropriate tools to achieve their service and profitability improvement goals. If business process changes require software support, we can work with a railroad's in-house IT development staff to identify and help implement the necessary systems changes.

Times have changed! Railroads run as they have been in the past often cannot meet modern-day truck competition. But through effective application of modern technology and business process reengineering, railroads can reduce their costs while improving service, and restore profitability.

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Last Updated: April 28, 2003