Web-Based Screening Tool for Shared-Use Rail Corridors (2014) / Chapter Skim
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60 4.1 Introduction This research has produced a software tool called SharedUse (SU) and a users manual whose underlying methods and effectiveness for corridor planning have been demonstrated in three case studies.
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61 WEB-BASED TOOL CORE ANALYTIC ENGINE Train Performance Calculator Traffic Control Model MODES OF USE CONFLICT IDENTIFIER SIMULATION DATA DEVELOPMENT Train Builder and Scheduler Other Data Developer Scenario Builder INTERNET Track Infrastructure Data Entry and Visualization RESULTS String Charts Speed/Performance Charts Feasibility Metrics Average train speed by type of train Average wait by type of train Percentage of trains meeting reliability criteria by type Other summary metrics Figure 4-1. Recommended approach.
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62 projects -- removing unworthy candidates from further consideration while flagging those having merit for additional, more rigorous analysis. Key features of system include the following: • General – Ability to manage, share, and manipulate data representing a railroad's physical plant; train schedules, traffic volumes, and train consists; railroad operating schedules; traffic control; alternative analysis scenarios.
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63 Edit locomotives. The user specifies physical locomotive attributes including length, transmission factor, weight, rated power (HP)
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64 Set up or modify rail infrastructure system boundaries and timetable routes. The user specifies the boundaries of the system including its entry and exit points, stations, and timetable routes.
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65 FRA track class. The user specifies the FRA track class, specifying the maximum speed limit for each train type (passenger or freight)
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66 may catalog and index content, select or assemble content at runtime, or deliver content to specific visitors in a requested way, such as other languages. Web CMSs usually allow client control over HTML-based content, files, documents, and Web hosting plans based on the system depth and the niche it serves.
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67 Shared Use Menu Tab or Page Features Figure 4-3. SU menu structure.
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68 Figure 4-4. SU Track Charting App.
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69 methods so that it will generate acceptable outcomes in a wider range of operational situations than currently available. The three proposed improvements that would make SU more applicable to many challenging operational situations where it currently has limited usefulness are as follows: • Automated repeated simulations; • Find best dispatching from multiple sketch runs, then apply to full simulation; and • Apply a priori heuristics.
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