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Trans Sys Chap18
Transportation
Systems
PART II:
FREIGHT
TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 18:
Measuring Origin-Destination
Measuring Origin-
Destination Service
Trip Time Histogram
Schedule
2-day
%
P (N)
.5
.35
.1
.04
.01
2 3 4 5 6 N (in days)
Figure 18.1
Schedule Adherence
Schedule adherence is a measure that can be
easily manipulated. One can relax the
schedule and apparently perform better in the
sense that a larger number of cars are now on
schedule. But nothing has really changed.
This is a chronic problem in the airline
passenger industry. When the FAA publishes
data about schedule adherence, a not-
unreasonable response on the part of the
airlines is to change their schedules -- making
scheduled trip times longer. The operation
may not have changed at all. But performance
looks better on a schedule adherence basis,
because the schedule is easier to adhere to.
Loaded move
Destination
Empty move of first load
Figure 18.2 6
Competition and
Cooperation
2 RR A 3 RR B
4
RR B
RR A
RR B
Figure 18.4 7
Types of Mergers
RR A
Transfer RR B
RR A RR B point
RR A
RR B
RR B
RR A RR B
Figure 18.5
General Merchandise
Service
Rail Network: Merchandise Service
Shipper
Local Train
A
Train AB
B Train BC
Train EB
C
Local Train
E Train BD
Receiver
9
Figure 18.6
Types of Service
Intermodal
Service
Bulk Commodities
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