TRAIN CONNECTION REPORT

Computer program measures movement of cars through a terminal against the movement that should have been made. System takes the car arrival on a train, coupled with destination and deliver-to road, to calculate the move that should be made from the terminal. Has capability to measure all blocks on departing trains, specific blocks or a grouped subset of the total. The system uses a combination of Move Codes (SOU-4) Train Service and Train Service Exception to calculate the proper outbound moves.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Direct requests to J.R. Martin, AVP, Transportation Planning, Southern Railway.
• Corporate Authors:

  Southern Railway System

  99 Spring Street, SW
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30303
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification yards; Computer programs; On time performance; Quality of service; Scheduling; Train operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Classification yard operations; Operating strategies; Train performance
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131890
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Southern Railway System
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM