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Study on Capacity of Railroad Network and Airport Terminals for the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study

Srimantula, Rohini
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1102712679

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2004, Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Toledo, Civil Engineering.
The increasing economic competitiveness among states and regions within the nation has made freight transportation an important issue in modern transportation research. It is important to find the capacities of the different modes of transportation used to carry freight and identify the bottlenecks so that necessary measures can be taken to improve capacity at such locations. The present study is divided into two parts, namely estimation of railroad capacity and airport capacity for the upper Midwest freight corridor study region. Mathematical model to estimate capacity of railroad network developed by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co in the year 1975 was considered. For estimating the airport capacity a mathematical model developed by Noritake, M and S. Kimura in the year 1993 and a graphical method followed by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was adopted. The railroad link data, airport terminals data, runways data and air segment data for study region were obtained from Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) website. Railroad crossing inventory database was obtained from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The BTS and FRA data obtained were large and could not be used directly into the model algorithm. Thus, selection criterion was developed to limit the railroad network and airports in the study region. The selected class I railroads and selected airports data were arranged in appropriate format for proper application of the above- specified methodologies. Application of methodologies to datasets identified the areas with excess capacity and limited capacity (Potential bottlenecks) for railroads in study region. Track utilization factor (TUF) in terms of usage to practical capacity was developed for segments of railroad network. It was observed from the study that the average train speed is the critical factor affecting the railroad capacity. The study also estimates the airport capacity and showed the freight flow (tons per month), number of passenger and freight aircrafts per hour served within each major intercity airports in the study region. It was observed that most of the major airports in the upper Midwest freight corridor study region have higher than 50 percent-unused capacities.
Jiwan Gupta (Advisor)
108 p.
Engineering, Civil
Railroad; Capacity; Airport; Freight

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  • Srimantula, R. (2004). Study on Capacity of Railroad Network and Airport Terminals for the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1102712679

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Srimantula, Rohini. Study on Capacity of Railroad Network and Airport Terminals for the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study. 2004. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1102712679.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Srimantula, Rohini. "Study on Capacity of Railroad Network and Airport Terminals for the Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1102712679

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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