The introduction and 12 papers in this report deal with the following areas: on the behavior of long cuts with uneven load and axle distribution in classification yards; empirical results from freight car rollability study; classification yard computer control systems; effect of measurement errors on car rollability distribution in a yard; semiautomatic operation for upgrading intermediate-sized hump yards; a computer for your old hump yard; the VR-IV retarder control system; developments in the application of the dowty continuous-control method; Canadian National Railways' terminal interactive model (TRIM); TRIM simulation of Canadian National Railways' Thornton Yard; engineering design and operational study of Coyotepec Yard; and, a modular approach to classification yard control.
Innovation in Classification Yard Technology: Proceedings of the Railroad Classification Yard Workshop (3rd)
1983
79 pages
Report
No indication
English
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