NTL Record

Title Railroad Classification Yard Technology Manual: Volume II : Yard Computer Systems
Record ID 62605
Personal Name
Creator
Savage, N.P.; Tuan, P. L.; Gill, L. C.; Ellis, H. T.; Wong, P. J.
Source 130p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator SRI International
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. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Publication Date 19810800
Language English
Abstract This volume (Volume II) of the Railroad Classification Yard Technology Manual documents the railroad classification yard computer systems methodology. The subjects covered are: functional description of process control and inventory computer systems, development of computer system requirements, economic analysis, and computer systems acquisition, installation, and management. Volume I concerns the physical design of railroad classification yards.
Rosap ID dot:32573
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32573
TRT Terms Railroad trains; Freight trains; Railroad traffic control; Surveying; Economic analysis; Traffic engineering; Decision making; Manuals; Computer programming; Railroad yards; Classification yards
Classification AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - Railroads
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
346696
Contract Number DOT-TSC-1337
Report Number FRA/ORD-81/20.II; PB2126806
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/62000/62600/62605/PB82126806.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository