Railroad Classification Yard Technology: A Survey and Assessment

Petracek, S. J.; Moon, A. E.; Kiang, Robert L; Siddiqee, M. W.

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Railroad Classification Yard Technology: A Survey and Assessment

1977-01-01
By Petracek, S. J. ; Moon, A. E. ; Kiang, Robert L ; ...

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English

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Creators:

Petracek, S. J. ; Moon, A. E. ; Kiang, Robert L ; Siddiqee, M. W.
Corporate Creators:

Stanford Research Institute
Corporate Contributors:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:

Classification Classification Yards Demand Development Evaluation Forecasting Freight Cars Freight Terminals Handbooks Hump Yards Layout Management Networks Planning Railroad Terminals Railroad Yards Recommendations Research Research And Development Statistics Surveys Technological Forecasting Technology Assessment Yard Operations
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-FRA-76-35 ; FRA/ORD-76/304
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final Report; Jan. 1975-Jul. 1976
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

This report documents a survey and assessment of the current state of the art in rail freight-car classification yard technology. The major objective was the identification of research and development necessary for technological improvements in railroad classification yards. This involved a projection of future classification yard needs and a comparison of these requirements of existing technology. Separate tasks included a description of the hardware, costs, performance characteristics, and operational practices of existing yards; formulation of general yard-network interaction concepts; collection of in-depth background information concerning the yard population in the United States (categorized by type, technology, and function); estimation of the demands likely to be placed on the nation's network of freight-car terminals during the foreseeable future; and an assessment and prioritization of those areas of terminal operations that warrant further research or development.
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PDF
Funding:

DOT-TSC-968
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
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