The overall design of the TSC Freight Energy Model is presented. A hierarchical modeling strategy is used, in which detailed modal simulators estimate the performance characteristics of transportation network elements, and the estimates are input to a multimodal transportation network model which emulates system performance. The purpose of the model is to predict the impacts of changes in modal technology and operations on transportation energy use, costs, service levels, and on shipper modal choice decisions. The model can also generate energy-optimal freight transportation usage patterns and predict the consequences to carriers and shippers of energy-use optimization. Model calibration results for a base year (1972) and baseline estimates for the year 1990 are presented.
Freight Transportation Energy Use. Volume I - Summary and Baseline Results
1979
60 pages
Report
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English
Transportation , Road Transportation , Pipeline Transportation , Railroad Transportation , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Energy , Cargo Transportation , Transportation models , Rail Transportation , Highway Transportation , Waterway Transportation , Fuel consumption , Cost analysis , Design , Forecasting , Energy efficiency , Energy consumption , Intercity Transportation systems , Energy conservation , TSC Freight Energy Model