| Title | Railroad Classification Yard Technology: A Survey and Assessment |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50540 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Petracek, S. J.; Moon, A. E.; Kiang, Robert L; Siddiqee, M. W. |
| Source | 343p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Stanford Research Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 19770101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report documents a survey and assessment of the current state of the art in rail freight-car classification yard technology. The major objective was the identification of research and development necessary for technological improvements in railroad classification yards. This involved a projection of future classification yard needs and a comparison of these requirements of existing technology. Separate tasks included a description of the hardware, costs, performance characteristics, and operational practices of existing yards; formulation of general yard-network interaction concepts; collection of in-depth background information concerning the yard population in the United States (categorized by type, technology, and function); estimation of the demands likely to be placed on the nation's network of freight-car terminals during the foreseeable future; and an assessment and prioritization of those areas of terminal operations that warrant further research or development. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11919 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11919 |
| TRT Terms | Classification; Classification yards; Demand; Development; Evaluation; Forecasting; Freight cars; Freight terminals; Handbooks; Hump yards; Layout; Management; Networks; Planning; Railroad terminals; Railroad yards; Recommendations; Research; Statistics; Surveys; Technological forecasting; Technology assessment; Yard operations |
| General Subjects | Research and development |
| Classification | AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - Railroads; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Planning and Policy |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-968 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FRA-76-35; FRA/ORD-76/304 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50500/50540/Classification_Yard_Technology_ocr.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |