The impact of reduced coal consumption on the Southeastern Railroad Network.

Burton, Mark; Clarke, David B.

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The impact of reduced coal consumption on the Southeastern Railroad Network.

2017-01-01
By Burton, Mark ; Clarke, David B.

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Burton, Mark ; Clarke, David B.
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Center for Transportation Research
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National University Rail Center (U.S.)
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
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National University Rail Center (U.S.)
Abstract:

The study had three goals: ; 1. to document historical coal production, consumption, and transportation patterns in the ; eastern U.S. east of the Mississippi River and to describe changes to those patterns over the ; past two decades ; 2. to catalogue and analyze the “early” railroad industry responses to reduced coal ; transportation demands ; 3. to develop an analytical platform capable of predicting specific railroad network locations ; affected by coal-related changes, providing a tool for both private sector and public sector ; decision-makers who wish to test the impacts of various coal production scenarios and ; public-sector responses. ; This analytical platform, using the RAILNET model, incorporates: ;  a highly specialized GIS depiction of the domestic railroad network; ;  a complex routing algorithm that optimizes traffic routings, while simultaneously reflecting ; exogenous influences such as carrier sovereignty, institutional restrictions on interchange; ; and carrier-specific operating plans that include elements like directional running; and ;  cost parameters that capture route-specific cost differences under varying levels of link use.
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NURail2013-UTK-R08 ; Grant Number: DTRT12-G-UTC18
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