Rail-transportation modeling

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6474347

Tobin, R L

Many different types of transportation models are used to model coal transportation by rail. To obtain realistic results, it is usually necessary to consider other modes in addition to rail and other commodities in addition to coal. For example, to know the potential bottlenecks on the rail system it is necessary to predict the total level of freight movement on the rail system. This requires modeling the movements of other commodities in addition to coal. To predict the levels of flows of both coal and non-coal commodities on the rail system, it is necessary to predict the share of total flows carried by rail. This requires accurate modeling of competing modes. To develop accurate rate models it is also necessary to have information on competing modes. This paper presents a collection of transportation models used to model the various aspects of coal transportation by rail and shows how they interact.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6474347
• Report Number(s): CONF-8209112-1; ON: DE83008688
• Resource Relation: Conference: Seminar on coal transportation and distribution, Chicago, IL, USA, 26 Sep 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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