Improved Railroad Operations Using a Railroad Automated Identification and Location System. Volume 1. New Procedures for Tactical Operating Planning Decisions

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Grand Trunk Western Improved Railroad Operations Using a Railroad Automated Identification and Location System
• Creators:
  Wong, P. J. ; Conrad, B ; Elliott, C V ; Johnson, J M ; Tashker, M G
• Corporate Creators:
  SRI International ; Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automation
  • Car distribution (Railroads)
  • Car utilization (Railroads)
  • Computer programming
  • Computer programs
  • Control systems
  • Dispatching
  • Freight cars
  • Inventory control
  • Location
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FRA/OPPD-77/18 Final Rpt
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Volume 1 of 2
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  This volume documents the new tactical operations planning procedures developed to interface with the Grand Trunk's Railroad Automation Identification and Location System (RAILS). The tactical planning procedures for dispatching and yard management are described in detail, and the results of on-line experiments are presented. (Portions of this document are not fully legible)
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-FR-45020
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75440/dot_75440_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 23.37 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f4b1059b49f292c6cab81545e3f4595fb13f44c2f008a0ecb8effd347db1c775ac757b8c5bf9db8fd7d79466eef7ae30e884b810e8059ecf94ef2d638ba6b5b1