Title :
Evaluating the potential benefits of a rail traffic movement planning algorithm
Author :
Julich, Paul M. ; Martin, Charles G. ; Brazelton, Stephen L. ; Curtiss, Daniel F.
Author_Institution :
GE-Harris Railway, Melbourne, FL, USA
Abstract :
Railroads have large investments in capital items such as track, trains and terminals. Optimizing the use of their resources has the potential of enormous payback. Precision Train ControlTM (PTC) is an effort to optimize the flow of trains on the railroad line in order to increase the return on capital. This paper describes a study whose purpose was to quantify the performance improvements that could be anticipated with PTC. A large-scale simulation involving approximately 1000 miles of track and 700 trains was conducted to produce an estimate of potential improvement
Keywords :
digital simulation; planning; rail traffic; railways; traffic control; traffic engineering computing; PTC; Precision Train Control; benefits evaluation; large-scale simulation; performance improvement; rail traffic movement planning algorithm; railroad resource usage optimization; railway terminals; railway track; return on capital; return on investment; trains; Automatic control; Circuits; Investments; Large-scale systems; Rail transportation; Roads; Telecommunication traffic; Tracking; Traffic control; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1999 Winter
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5780-9
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1999.816838
