Parametric Analysis of Railway Line Capacity

Prokopy, J C; Rubin, R B

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Parametric Analysis of Railway Line Capacity

1975-08-01
By Prokopy, J C ; Rubin, R B

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English

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Creators:

Prokopy, J C ; Rubin, R B
Corporate Creators:

Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Double Track Mathematical Models Operations Railroad Facility Operations Scheduling Simulation Single Track
Publication/ Report Number:

FRA-OPPD 75-1 Final Rpt.
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

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

The problem of analyzing the capability of a rail line to absorb additional traffic has become increasingly important recently as various means of consolidating and expanding usage of the rail systems have been proposed. This report develops a systematic procedure for evaluating the potential capacity of a wide variety of rail line haul facilities under a number of operating conditions and policies. The procedure is based upon a parametric analysis of a series of rail line cases or operating and physical plant scenarios simulated using a computer train dispatching model. This report first briefly describes the simulation model. Next the structuring of the approach to the analysis is presented along with a description of the cases and the results of the case simulations. Then a parametric analysis of the results is described and procedures for applying the analysis to other conditions are developed concluding with a sample application. Finally, concluding observations are discussed and recommendations for application of the results and for further research are presented.
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PDF
Funding:

DOT-FR-4-5014
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Federal Railroad Administration
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