Evaluating the use of operational management techniques for capacity improvements on shared-use rail corridors : final report.

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• Creators:
  Lautala, Pasi Tapio ; Pouryousef, Hamed
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (U.S.) ; University of Wisconsin--Madison. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Michigan Technological University
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freight and passenger traffic
  • Freight trains
  • Management
  • Railroad commuter service Rail corridor
  • shared use
  • rail capacity
  • operational management
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CFIRE 09-10
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  The majority of intercity passenger and commuter rail services in the United States (U.S.) operate on the shared-use corridors with ; freight rail services. These types of operations tend to be challenging for efficient capacity utilization and reliability due to the high ; heterogeneity of trains (diversity of trains operations). In addition, the projected growth in demand for rail transportation is likely to ; exacerbate the situation, making efficient use of capacity a necessity for freight and passenger traffic alike. There are two main ; approaches to improve the capacity levels, either by applying new capital investment or by improving operational characteristics and ; parameters of the rail services (such as improving the trains timetables). To date, U.S. has concentrated more on the first approach while ; the second approach is commonly used in European practices. It would be beneficial to evaluate the main challenges and advantages of ; using operational management techniques to improve the capacity utilization along shared use corridors in the U.S.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT06-G-0020
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31126/dot_31126_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.47 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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