EXPANSION OF THE USE OF FREIGHT CAR SCHEDULING: DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR NEW ENGLAND

This report covers an evaluation of the use of computerized Freight Car Scheduling (FCS), a system previously developed and installed on the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MoPac), as a means for improving long-term New England railroad viability. The scope of the evaluation included an orientation of New England railroad senior managers on computerized FCS, structured interviews with the senior management of the New England railroads, a review of the rail operations within the region, an investigation of current car movement data and reporting systems, and an estimation of the economic benefits MoPac derived from the installation of FCS. Two important findings which the study revealed are the New England railroad managers' lack of enthusiastic support for installing FCS, and an insufficient traffic density in the New England region to justify its installation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation and Distribution Associates, Inc

  1818 Market Street
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19103

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1981-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 113 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Freight cars; Operations; Productivity; Railroad cars; Scheduling; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00365395
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 792502, FRA-ORRP-81-7
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-9077
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 2002 12:00AM