Parametric Analyis of Railway Line Capacity

The problem of analyzing the capability of a rail line to absorb additional traffic has become increasingly important recently as various means of consolidating the expanding usage of the rail systems have been proposed. This report develops a systematic procedure for evaluating the potential capacity of a wide variety of rail line haul facilities under a number of operating conditions and policies. The procedure is based upon a parametric analysis of a series of rail line cases or operating and physical plant scenarios simulated using a computer train dispatching model. This report first briefly describes the simulation model. Next the structuring of the approach to the analysis is presented along with a description of the cases and the results of the case simulations. Then a parametric analysis of the results is described and procedures for applying the analysis to other conditions are developed concluding with a sample application. Finally, concluding observations are discussed and recommendations for application of the results and for further research are presented.

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Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company

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Federal Railroad Administration

Office of Policy and Program Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590
Authors:
- Prokopy, John C
- Rubin, Richard B
Publication Date: 1975-8

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Digital/other
Edition: Final Report
Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
Pagination: 85p

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Line haul; Parametric analysis; Railroads; Simulation
Uncontrolled Terms: Railroad capacity; Railroad operations
Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01637776
Record Type: Publication
Report/Paper Numbers: FRA-OPPD-75-1
Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-4-5014
Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
Created Date: May 10 2017 12:26PM