| Title | Train Control and Operations |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48619 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hergenrother, Karl M. |
| Source | 34p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 19710601 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | ATO (automatic train operation) and ATC (automatic train control) systems are evaluated relative to available technology and cost-benefit. The technological evaluation shows that suitable mathematical models of the dynamics of long trains are required before substantial improvements can be made to ATO systems, and the present ATC systems are presently near optimum. The cost-benefit analysis concludes that only railroads which find CTC (centralized traffic control) economically desirable will also find that ATC offers improved operating economies. ATO does not seem economically or politically practical in the general railroad environment. A brief evaluation is made of both the contribution of the railroad locomotive to air pollution and the possible means of controlling this pollution. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10126 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10126 |
| TRT Terms | Adaptive control; Analysis; Automatic control; Automatic train control; Automatic train operation; Benefit cost analysis; Centralized traffic control; Costs; Environment; Human factors engineering; Human machine systems; Pollution; Railroad tracks; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation; Surveys |
| General Subjects | Railroads; Automatic train control; Locomotives; Exhaust emissions |
| Classification | NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Rail Economics and Finance; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Economics and Finance; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FRA-71-05; PB-202 623 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48600/48619/DOT-TSC-FRA-71-5.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |