A Vertical Railroad Alignment Design with Construction and Operating Costs

Vertical alignment profiles are generally governed by geographical constraints; however, vertical alignment design is important, as it may significantly affect operating decisions such as travel time and tractive and braking energy consumption. This paper seeks to optimize vertical railroad alignment considering the costs of user, operation and construction. A genetic algorithm and a simulation model are jointly used to find solutions for vertical alignment characteristics and operating speed, and numerical cases are presented. The model developed can be applied to analyze both the operating efficiency of existing railroads and the feasibility of new railroads.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.0000269
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Authors:
  • Kim, Myungseob (Edward)
  • Marković, Nikola
  • Kim, Eungcheol
• Publication Date: 2019-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 04019043
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
  • Volume: 145
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 2473-2907
  • EISSN: 2473-2893
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Costs; Genetic algorithms; Operating costs; Railroad construction; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Simulation; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01719924
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Oct 22 2019 2:42PM