INVESTIGATION OF SORTING AND TRAIN FORMATION SCHEMES FOR A RAILROAD HUMP YARD

Four schemes are investigated for systematically assigning the tracks and sorting various cars and batches to form new outbound trains in a railroad hump yard. The suitability and applicability of each scheme are discussed, and guidelines are recommended for improving the process of sorting and the formations of trains in a railroad hump yard.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Symposium, Theory Traf Flow & Trans (5th)

  University of California, Berkeley
  Berkeley, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Siddiqee, M W
• Publication Date: 1971-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight service; Hump yards; Railroad terminals; Railroad yards; Yard operations
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053836
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Traffic Flow and Transportation
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 1974 12:00AM