The Railroad Performance Model

Details

• Creators:
  Oiesen, James F.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Car distribution (Railroads)
  • Car service rules
  • Car shortages (Railroads)
  • Car utilization (Railroads)
  • Computer programs
  • Contract rates
  • Demurrage
  • Industry structure
  • Management
  • Network analysis (Planning)
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FRA-OPPD-77-11 ; DOT-TSC-FRA-77-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  This report describes an operational, though preliminary, version of the Railroad Performance Model, which is a computer simulation model of the nation's railroad system. The ultimate purpose of this model is to predict the effect of changes in government or industry policies on the performance of the railroads. This model simulates the history of individual cars and individual loads of freight; and it explicitly incorporates a number of decisions made by government, railroads, and shippers. This model includes phenomena such as freight car shortages and surpluses, interlining, per diem rates, car service rules, the demurrage system, routing of cars, and the allocation of home and foreign empty cars.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11949/dot_11949_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.16 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b147c04e07f4572eafb901d6c2ee50e9779b8fca11223111d439c3b22d63a1f2