Train dispatching management with data-driven approaches: A comprehensive review and appraisal

C Wen, P Huang, Z Li, J Lessan, L Fu, C Jiang… - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Train dispatching (TD) is at the forefront of all rail operations that transport passengers or
goods. Recent technological advances and the explosion of digital data have introduced …

Modeling train operation as sequences: A study of delay prediction with operation and weather data

P Huang, C Wen, L Fu, J Lessan, C Jiang… - … research part E …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a carefully designed train delay prediction model, called FCLL-Net,
which combines a fully-connected neural network (FCNN) and two long short-term memory …

Long-term prediction of track geometry degradation in high-speed vehicle–ballastless track system due to differential subgrade settlement

Y Guo, W Zhai - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
To predict long-term track degradation of ballastless track due to evolution of differential
subgrade settlement in high-speed railway, an iterative approach is put forward. A detailed …

A hybrid Bayesian network model for predicting delays in train operations

J Lessan, L Fu, C Wen - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
We present a Bayesian network-(BN) based train delay prediction model to tackle the
complexity and dependency nature of train operations. Three different BN schemes, namely …

A Bayesian network model to predict the effects of interruptions on train operations

P Huang, J Lessan, C Wen, Q Peng, L Fu, L Li… - … Research Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Based on the Bayesian network (BN) paradigm, we propose a hybrid model to predict the
three main consequences of disruptions and disturbances during train operations, namely …

Prediction of train arrival delays considering route conflicts at multi-line stations

Z Li, P Huang, C Wen, X Jiang, F Rodrigues - Transportation Research Part …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multi-line stations (MLSs) are the intersections of different railway lines; they are crucial for
delay propagation in railway networks. Therefore, the precise prediction of train arrival …

Near-term train delay prediction in the Dutch railways network

ZC Li, C Wen, R Hu, C Xu, P Huang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the unsuitable train delay prediction methods currently used in the Netherlands, a
more accurate delay prediction method is needed. In this work, based on the data provided …

Identifying the rail operating features associated to intermodal freight rail operation delays

J Pineda-Jaramillo, F Viti - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intermodal freight rail operations represent a complex stochastic system that is impacted by
disruptions and disturbances from diverse causes like extreme weather events, unplanned …

Explainable train delay propagation: A graph attention network approach

P Huang, J Guo, S Liu, F Corman - Transportation Research Part E …, 2024 - Elsevier
Explaining train delay propagation using influence factors (to find the determinants) is
essential for transport planning and train operation management. Due to high interpretability …

A simulation-optimization approach for scheduling in stochastic freight transportation

SB Layeb, A Jaoua, A Jbira, Y Makhlouf - Computers & Industrial …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new Simulation-Based Optimization Model (SBO-Model) is proposed to solve
scheduling problem in stochastic multimodal freight transportation systems. The model is …