REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF TRAIN PERFORMANCE SIMULATION MODELS

Train performance simulation (TPS) models are used extensively in railroad operations and research applications to simulate the operation of a train over a specific route. To increase the railroad industry's awareness of the current state of development, usefulness, and availability of these models, the Office of Freight and Passenger Systems of FRA initiated a study of TPS technology. Results from a comprehensive review of 27 existing TPS models are summarized. The primary sources of information were TPS designers, users, and researchers and the National Technical Information Service. A generic model, based on the capabilities of existing models, was developed to describe the basic component algorithms of TPS models as well as the overall architecture of these models. A brief summary and analysis of existing TPS models is given, which includes comments on their train-modeling and computer-programming characteristics.

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• Authors:
  • Howard, Stephen M
  • Gill, Linda C
  • Wong, Peter J
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 1-6
• Monograph Title: Rail freight
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 917
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Computer programming; Performance; Railroad trains; Simulation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381859
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309035600
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM