Main Title |
Railroads : freight and passenger systems. Volume 1. |
Publisher |
Transportation Research Board, |
Year Published |
2015 |
OCLC Number |
929464577 |
ISBN |
9780309369169; 0309369169 |
Subjects |
Railroads--Freight--Rates ;
Railroad trains--Loads--Rates ;
Railroad passenger cars--Rates--Loads ;
Freight and freightage--Classification ;
Weight in motion systems--Loads ;
High speed rail ;
Passenger transportation ;
Railroad yards
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ELCM |
TE7.H5 no.2475 |
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NVFEL Library/Ann Arbor, MI |
11/30/2015 |
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Collation |
vii, 101 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
"Journal of the Transportation Research Board." "A peer-reviewed publication." Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
This issue contains 12 papers concerned with freight and passenger system aspects of railroads. Specific topics addressed include: global high-speed rail experience; high-speed rail lines and market competition; high-speed rail and urban decentralization; the financial relationship between railway industry players in shared railway systems; high-speed rail revenue management; and life-cycle cost, system reliability, and service reliability in passenger rail system design. Additional topics include energy efficiency of passenger rail systems; passenger train capacity and level of service; sequencing and scheduling in railway classification yards; online rail freight exchange; optimization of shunting yard operations; and capacity issues of single-track railway lines with short sidings. |