Operations Research for Freight Train Routing and Scheduling

Steven Harrod; Michael F.  Gorman

doi:10.1002/9780470400531.eorms1014

Operations Research for Freight Train Routing and Scheduling

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This article describes the service design activities that plan and implement the rail freight operating plan. Elements of strategic service design include the setting of train frequency, the routing of cars among trains, and the consolidation of cars, called blocking. At the operational level, trains are dispatched either according to train paths configured in advance, called timetables, or according to priority rules. We describe the North American and European practice along with selected modeling and problem solving methodologies appropriate for each of the operating conditions described

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science
Publisher	Wiley
Publication date	2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470400531.eorms1014
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Freight railways
Scheduling
Timetabling
Routing

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