A Tactical Planning Model for Rail Freight Transportation

Teodor Crainic, Jacques-A. Ferland and Jean-Marc Rousseau
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Teodor Crainic: University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jacques-A. Ferland: University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Marc Rousseau: University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Transportation Science, 1984, vol. 18, issue 2, 165-184

Abstract: This paper examines the problems of routing freight traffic, scheduling train services and allocating classification work between yards on a rail network. It describes a general optimization model which takes into account the interactions between these activities and develops global strategies for their management over a medium term planning horizon. A heuristic algorithm developed to solve this nonlinear, mixed-integer multicommodity flow problem is also presented with some computational results based on an example at the Canadian National Railroads.

Date: 1984
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