Optimization of Operating Costs of Railway Transport Using Information Systems for Monitoring the Efficiency of the Transportation Process
The paper analyzes the efficiency of the Russian Railways, including the key element in their structure - locomotive facilities, which are the basis of the transportation process. Russian railways are one of the main consumers of fuel and energy resources in railway transport, spending about 86 % of the total amount spent by the Railways, which in monetary terms is about 167 billion rubles per year or 14 % of the operating costs of the railway network.