Estimating Flow Times for Containerized Imports from Asia to the United States through the Western Rail Network
Queuing models are introduced for estimating container dwell times at rail intermodal terminals and transit times through rail line-haul corridors. These models are statistically calibrated on industry data. The intent of these models is to estimate changes in container flow times stemming from changes in infrastructure, staffing levels at terminals, or import volumes passing through given infrastructure. Flow times estimated for individual line segments are aggregated to provide estimates of the total transit time from West Coast rail ramps to inland destination ramps for imports moving from Asia to the Continental United States in marine as well as domestic containers.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
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Authors:
- Leachman, Robert C
- Jula, Payman
- Publication Date: 2012-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; Illustrations; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 296-309
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
- Volume: 48
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1366-5545
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Container traffic; Dwell time; Freight traffic; Imports; Intermodal terminals; Mathematical models; Queuing; Railroads; Traffic estimation; Traffic flow
- Geographic Terms: Asia; United States
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01359116
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 16 2011 2:48PM