The Rail Carrier-Route Choice Model

Bronzini, M S; Sherman, David K.

doi:10.1016/0191-2607(83)90166-8

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“…Large networks will pose no problem in solving SRM, as state‐of‐the‐art shortest‐path algorithms are easily capable of handling hundreds of thousands of nodes and arcs. The basic idea underlying SRM is well established in the literature (Bronzini 1983; Lansdowne 1981; Southworth 2003). The earlier formulation represents a form of a model that has been developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) (Johnson 2006) called the Railroad Routing and Visualization Analysis (RRVA) module.…”

Section: A Modeling Framework For Analyzing Impacts Of Interdiction Tmentioning

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A Framework for Modeling Rail Transport Vulnerability

Peterson

Church

2008

Growth and Change

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Railroads represent one of the most efficient methods of long-haul transport for bulk commodities, from coal to agricultural products. Over the past 50 years, the rail network has contracted while tonnage has increased. Service, geographically, has been abandoned along short-haul routes and increased along major long-haul routes, resulting in a network that is more streamlined. The current rail network may be very vulnerable to disruptions, like the failure of a trestle. This paper proposes a framework to model rail network vulnerability and gives an application of this modeling framework in analyzing rail network vulnerability for the State of Washington. It concludes with a number of policy-related issues that need to be addressed in order to identify, plan, and mitigate the risks associated with the sudden loss of a bridge or trestle. Copyright (c) 2008 Copyright the Authors. Journal compilation (c) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc..

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A Framework for Modeling Rail Transport Vulnerability

Peterson

Church

2008

Growth and Change

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“…Early work by Roberts (1976) and Kresge and Roberts (1971) focused on aggregate freight flows for the purposes of national planning of freight infrastructure. Bronzini and Sherman (1983) build a single-commodity modal routechoice model based on route impedances. Crainic, Florian and Leal (1990) develop a detailed optimization model which describes the optimal freight transportation infrastructure given exogenous modal traffi c flows.…”

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Logistics Costs Based Estimation of Freight Transportation Demand

Gorman¹,

Conway²

2010

J Transp Res Forum

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Many supply chain and fi nished goods distribution networks involve intercity freight transportation. Shipping customers secure transportation services by matching their requirements to available service in an effort to minimize their total logistics costs subject to service level constraints. Frequently, shippers' modal decisions are constrained by short-term capacity constraints restricting one of the available options, or gaps in shipper knowledge or carrier marketing programs. As a result, the observed traffic flows may not reflect the potential demand for the mode. Because the potential demand for a mode is not directly measurable, when planning road and rail capacity, governments and railroads cannot make accurate capacity planning decisions based on current traffic flows. The model developed here identifi es the potential demand for intercity full truckload and intermodal shipments over the most heavily utilized 75,000 shipment lanes in the western United States by estimating minimum total logistics costs by mode. These flows are compared with actual U.S. freight flows in order to determine the differences between observed flows and the model estimated potential demand. The results indicate potential demand for intermodal transportation is high; considerable freight volumes could be delivered with lower logistics cost by switching from truck to intermodal transportation. This evidence suggests that observed traffic flows and trends may not be a sound basis for planning freight transportation infrastructure in the United States.

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“…Lansdowne (1983) and Bronzini and Sherman (1983) offer this viewpoint in rail freight routing. Both of these models consider the problem from a more general viewpoint which takes into account a rail system which is composed of several railroads.…”

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“…Lansdowne developed a generalized shortest path algorithm to solve this model. Bronzini and Sherman (1983) developed a routing model which routes individual shipments, one by one, over a network representation of U.S. rail systems. This model uses an algorithm which finds the path for each shipment which minimizes each railroad's operating costs while maximizing the railroad's share of total revenue.…”

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Rail freight transportation: A review of recent optimization models for train routing and empty car distribution

Haghani

1987

J of Advced Transportation

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This paper describes two types of rail transportation problems in detail. These are train routing and makeup, and empty car distribution problems. Some of the recent optimization models which address these problems are reviewed and the areas for potential improvements in rail transportation literature are identified. The type of interactions which exist between routing, makeup, and empty car distribution decisions are highlighted and potential areas for future research are identified.

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The Rail Carrier-Route Choice Model

Cited by 8 publications

References 2 publications

A Framework for Modeling Rail Transport Vulnerability

A Framework for Modeling Rail Transport Vulnerability

Logistics Costs Based Estimation of Freight Transportation Demand

Rail freight transportation: A review of recent optimization models for train routing and empty car distribution

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