STATUS OF TRIP PLANNING AND CAR SCHEDULING SYSTEMS IN THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY

The purpose of this paper is to describe trip planning in the railroad industry today. The discussion includes car scheduling, pre-trip planning, slack time, and noise in the system. Other concepts addressed include service scheduling and estimated time of arrival. Intermodal systems are discussed with regard to scheduling and trip planning, and a car scheduling algorithm is presented. Representative points of view from the Norfolk Southern Rail System, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad are detailed.

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  • Additional remarks were prepared and made by Michael Gorman, James Fuller, and James Schwab. These proceedings, Volume 8 of the TRF 36th Annual Conference, were funded for publication by the UPS Foundation.
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• Authors:
  • Baugher, R
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Forum, Post-Meeting Proceedings, 36th Annual Meeting, Volume 8
  • Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
  • Date: 1994-11-3 to 1994-11-5
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 218-235
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Transportation Research Forum
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Forum
  • ISSN: 1052-7524

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Estimates; Intermodal transportation; Level of service; Planning; Railroad cars; Railroad equipment industry; Railroad transportation; Schedules; Scheduling; Travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Arrival time; Service; Trip
• Old TRIS Terms: Pre-trip
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00727134
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 8
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1996 12:00AM