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 …

In a busy railway marshalling station, train and engine traffic management in the
receiving/departure yard plays a crucial role in efficient and stable operations. Traditionally …

This paper treats theoretical and practical aspects of train management in freight shunting
yards. It is a literature survey extending the previous ones and presenting the new important …

In a railway shunting yard, the transformation of inbound trains into properly composed
outbound trains is a complex task because it involves decisions of multiple operations …

Railroad classification yards serve as central hubs in single wagonload freight transportation
by disassembling inbound trains and classifying outbound ones. This enables railcars to …

This paper considers mathematical optimization for the multistage train formation problem,
which at the core is the allocation of classification yard formation tracks to outbound freight …

In practical optimization problems, disturbances to a given instance are unavoidable due to
unpredictable events which can occur when the system is running. In order to face these …

Considerations on influences and interrelations between structural design and functional
planning are imperative for raising the cost and operational effectiveness of marshaling …

A typical railroad hump yard contains multiple layers of complex operations. The railcars
coming with inbound trains through the yard need to be humped into different classification …

In shunting yards, railcars of incoming trains are uncoupled and reassembled to outbound
trains. This time-critical process that employs a complex system of switches, hump hills, and …