COMPUTER SIMULATION OF A HIGH-VOLUME RAIL GATEWAY

The St. Louis-East St. Louis terminal comprises over 60 yards belonging to 16 linehaul railroads and three terminal companies. The daily handling of 10,000 cars for a 12-day period through this complex was simulated using the AAR Network Simulation System. The project demonstrated that with proper advance instructions, railroads can provide a data base which is usable and reliable. The AAR model was demonstrated to be a sensitive tool for terminal studies. Successful simulation the St. Louis gateway demonstrated the analytical advantages offered by network simulation models in study of large rail terminals.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper is from the Proceedings of the 16th Annual Joint Meeting of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum and the Transportation Research Forum, 3-5 November 1975, Toronto, Canada. Complete Volume $20.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cross (Richard B) Company

  Oxford, Indiana,   United States  47971
• Authors:
  • Hoover, T
  • Minger, W K
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 139-147
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Cross (Richard B) Company
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification yards; Data collection; Freight terminals; Interchanges; Intermodal terminals; Layout; Network analysis; Railroad yards; Simulation; Yard operations
• Geographic Terms: Saint Louis (Missouri)
• Old TRIS Terms: Yard layout planning; Yard throughput
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127725
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 16 1975 12:00AM