Effects of communications-based train control and electronically controlled pneumatic brakes on railroad capacity

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2159, 2010, Pages 77-84

  Dingler, Mark H ^a   Lai, Yung Cheng ^b   Barkan, Christopher P L ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; BRAKING; INVESTMENTS; PNEUMATICS;

BASE-LINE CONDITIONS; CAPACITY EFFICIENCIES; COMMUNICATION-BASED TRAIN CONTROLS; CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION; FULLY INTEGRATED; LOSS-OF-CAPACITY; NET EFFECT; OPERATING EFFICIENCY; PNEUMATIC BRAKE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS;

RAILROADS;

EID: 78651333580     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2159-10     Document Type: Article

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