Shunting yard operations: Theoretical aspects and applications

N Boysen, M Fliedner, F Jaehn, E Pesch - European Journal of Operational …, 2012 - Elsevier
Almost ever since freight has been transported via rail, shunting yards (also called
classification or marshaling yards) are operated in order to separate freight trains and …

State of the Practice: A Review of the Application of OR/MS in Freight Transportation

MF Gorman, JP Clarke, AH Gharehgozli, M Hewitt… - …, 2014 - pubsonline.informs.org
Freight transportation is an important part of the global supply chain. As distances shipped
grow and supply chains become more complex and fragile, operations research (OR) can …

Scheduled service network design for freight rail transportation

E Zhu, TG Crainic, M Gendreau - Operations research, 2014 - pubsonline.informs.org
This paper addresses the scheduled service network design problem for freight rail
transportation. The proposed model integrates service selection and scheduling, car …

Train design and routing optimization for evaluating criticality of freight railroad infrastructures

AA Khaled, M Jin, DB Clarke, MA Hoque - Transportation Research Part B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Freight transportation by railroads is an integral part of the US economy. Identifying critical
rail infrastructures can help stakeholders prioritize protection initiatives or add necessary …

Network models in railroad planning and scheduling

RK Ahuja, CB Cunha, G Şahin - Emerging theory, methods …, 2005 - pubsonline.informs.org
The past few decades have witnessed numerous applications of operations research in
logistics, and these applications have resulted in substantial cost savings. However, the US …

Integrating traffic routing optimization and train formation plan using simulated annealing algorithm

B Lin, Y Zhao, R Lin, C Liu - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
An essential problem encountered in a railway freight transport system is determining the
best formation plan on a capacity-constrained physical network. The formation plan is not …

Optimizing the freight train connection service network of a large-scale rail system

BL Lin, ZM Wang, LJ Ji, YM Tian, GQ Zhou - Transportation Research Part …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents a formulation and solution for the train connection services (TCSs)
problem in a large-scale rail network in order to determine the optimal freight train services …

Integrated operations planning and revenue management for rail freight transportation

B Crevier, JF Cordeau, G Savard - Transportation Research Part B …, 2012 - Elsevier
In the rail industry, profit maximization relies heavily on the integration of logistics activities
with an improved management of revenues. The operational policies chosen by the carrier …

Long-term fleet management for freight trains: Assessing the impact of wagon maintenance through simulation of shunting policies

F Bigi, T Bosi, J Pineda-Jaramillo, F Viti… - Journal of Rail Transport …, 2024 - Elsevier
The optimization of shunting operations has been recognized as a cost-effective measure for
rail companies, but its impact on rolling stock management has not been fully explored …

Multistage methods for freight train classification

R Jacob, P Márton, J Maue, M Nunkesser - Networks, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we study the train classification problem. Train classification basically is the
process of rearranging the cars of a train in a specified order, which can be regarded as a …