SOME TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING RAIL SERVICE RELIABILITY

This paper postulates that poor rail service reliability is a probable cause of the declining railroad share of the intercity ton-mile and revenue markets. It suggests four basic operating requirements which must be met if reliable rail service is to be provided. The are: 1. An operating plan must exist. 2. Adequate resources must be available. 3. A disciplined organization must function toward that objective. 4. Service controls must be provided. This paper describes the use and value of a real-time operating data base, run-through trains, and a terminal management information system as new service control techniques.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Forum, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, 8-10 November 1972.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Forum

  Brown Palace Hotel
  Denver, CO  United States 
• Authors:
  • Williams, J H
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight service; Quality of service; Reliability
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047951
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Forum
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1974 12:00AM