Modeling Rail Freight Service Performance by Roger Baugher

When: May 8, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:00 (ET)

To better mirror actual freight operations and the performance of yard and train processes, a simple mini-network model has been developed that replaces the certainty built into existing models with probabilities. This approach would allow a railroad service designer, marketing officer and railroad customer to get better information on the likely distribution of actual trip times. The model can also be used as a what-if tool. What if we have more than one daily departure for each block or we run shorter or longer trains? What if we move shipments directly to destination on one train or have them change trains, either classifying them enroute or swap shipments among trains?