Diesel-powered locomotives — used in freight transport, shunting yards, industrial rail, mines, and long-haul railways — often consume significant amounts of fuel. Accurately monitoring fuel levels, consumption, refuels and drains, engine operating hours, and runtime behavior is essential for cost control, theft prevention, maintenance planning, and operational transparency.

A monitoring system based on fuel-level sensors, telemetry, and onboard data logging can transform a standard locomotive into a “smart” asset: enabling remote control, fuel accountability, usage analytics — which is particularly important in rail fleets, industrial complexes, mining operations, or enterprises managing multiple locomotives across sites.

Omnicomm provides advanced monitoring solutions for diesel locomotives, recommending the use of 2 to 4 LLS sensors to minimize measurement errors and ensure accurate fuel level readings. Our system offers comprehensive monitoring of essential telemetry data, enabling precise tracking of fuel consumption and operational parameters to optimize locomotive performance and maintenance.

Typical Equipment Configuration

Key Advantages and Strengths:

• Real-time tracking of fuel level in large diesel tanks prevents surprises and enables proactive refueling — minimizing downtime.
• Logs refuel and drain events, making fuel supply transparent and enabling reconciliation between consumed and recorded fuel.
• Helps detect fuel theft or unauthorized draining, especially important for remote rail yards or unattended locomotives.

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