USING SIMULATION APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATIONS PLANNING AND SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT

As the population surrounding New York City metropolitan area increases, the commuter railroads of the region are faced with the problem of satisfying a growing travel demand under existing capacity constraints. One of these agencies, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), is the largest and busiest commuter rail system in the country, yet its only entry into Manhattan is Pennsylvania Station. This paper describes a study undertaken to assess the feasibility of providing the LIRR access to a portion of Grand Central Terminal's (GCT) lower level. The study analyzed the impacts LIRR operations will have on GCT's sole tenant Metro North Railroad (MNR), and developed mitigating strategies. This analysis was performed through the use of computer simulation models based on current and future operating criteria for both railroad agencies.

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• Authors:
  • LEE, M S
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 1998 Rapid Transit Conference
  • Location: San Diego, California
  • Date: 1998-6-7 to 1998-6-11
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 6p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capacity restraint; Commuter service; Improvements; Level of service; Population growth; Rail transit facilities; Schedules and scheduling; Simulation; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: Long Island Rail Road
• Geographic Terms: New York Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769737
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 19 1999 12:00AM