USRA YARD CLASSIFICATION PLANNING PROJECT. SUMMARY. MAXIMUM THROUGHPUT AND ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURES IN HIGH PRIORITY YARDS

The study analyzed selected yard operations, including handling of inbound/outbound trains, interchange and transfers, line planning procedures and operating and managerial controls. The contractor proposed the maximum throughout of road cars for each of several terminals and yards premised upon 'reasonable' upgrade and expansion of existing facilities.

• Corporate Authors:

  Hines (RL) Associates, Incorporated

  1030 15th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States 

  United States Railway Association

  2100 2nd Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20595
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 44 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Expenditures; Finance; Interchanges; Optimization; Railroad cars; Railroad terminals; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Scheduling; Traffic surveys; Transportation operations; Yard operations
• Identifier Terms: Conrail
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial management; Transportation management
• Old TRIS Terms: Operating strategies; Yard capacity; Yard throughput
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090886
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: USRA-50043
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1975 12:00AM