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Title:

OPTIMUM FLEET SIZING IN THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

Accession Number:

00184687

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309026857

Abstract:

The Regional Railroad Reorganization Act of 1973 mandated the U.S. Department of Transportation to undertake engineering and planning studies for improved passenger rail service in the Northeast Corridor. In order to obtain fleet estimates and to analyze the effects of management strategies a calculation of the optimum number of cars required for a design day service in the Northeast Corridor was undertaken. A linear programing model that determines fleet requirements for several different formulations of the objective function was formulated. Minimum fleet size was then calculated from a demand forecast based on the service standards prescribed in the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976. Minimum car-kilometers per day and maximum load factor were also found. The analysis indicated that the most heavily traveled portion of the corridor, Philadelphia to New York, might be better served by adding trains between these two cities.

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on State Role in Rail Transport. 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 Title:

Rail planning

Monograph Accession #:

01411498

Authors:

Fourer, Robert
Gertler, Judith B
Simkowitz, Howard J

Pagination:

pp 40-45

Publication Date:

1977

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 656
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

56th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1977-1-24 to 1977-1-28

ISBN:

0309026857

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (3) ; References (3)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Dec 29 1978 12:00AM

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