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Title:

INTERACTIVE NETWORK MODEL FOR ANALYSIS AND CARTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY OF RAILROAD TRAFFIC FLOW

Accession Number:

00312351

Record Type:

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Abstract:

To implement provisions of Section 503 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, the Federal Railroad Administration sponsored the development at Princeton University of an interactive computer graphics model of the U.S. rail system. The model has been implemented and applied to a number of railroad problems, including the flow of freight traffic, accident locations, flows of hazardous materials, traffic diversions, and Amtrak passenger volumes. Some of the problems encountered in the development of the network model and the data base are described, and examples of applications of the model are offered and illustrated with copies of the graphic displays produced for each case study. The interactive system used for model development and implementation is discussed. Finally, some general observations are made on the value of interactive computer graphics in rail system planning. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Computer Graphics and Interactive Graphics. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01411558

Authors:

Lutin, Jerome
Hazony, Yehonathan
Kornhauser, Alain L

Pagination:

pp 1-7

Publication Date:

1979

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 729
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

58th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1979-1-15 to 1979-1-19

ISBN:

0309029848

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (13) ; Maps (9) ; References (12)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Interactive graphics

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 5 1980 12:00AM

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