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CHAPTERS 1 and 2
o Advantages of Railroad Concept
o Problems Early On
o Economics Common Goal
o Development of the Country
o Common Goal
CE 433
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·Class I
·Regionals ~ 30
·Local Shortline, Terminal or Switching ~ 500
The Three Classes of Railway Companies
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Trans Porto
Definition of Transportation
Derived Demand ---
Supply Chain ---
Value Added ---
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o Coal and/or Grain
o Automotive
o TOFC/COFC (Intermodal)
o Merchandise (Mixed)
Typical Categories of Freight for Marketing and Operations
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0 Cars ·System
·Foreign
·Private
0 Interchange
Classification/Ownership of Freight Cars
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·Unit Train
·Mixed Train
(General Merchandise)
Two Basic Types of Freight Trains
(One Commodity)
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·Engineering (Fixed Infrastructure)
·Mechanical (Moving Equipment)
·Transportation (Operations of Trains)
Management Divisions for Large Railway Company
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o Goals of Operating Department ·Safety ·Service ·Economics/Efficiency ·Develop Employees
o Labor History
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·Train Accidents ·Personal Injuries ·Hazard Material Releases ·Grade Crossing Incidents & Trespassing ·Freight Damage
Categories of Safety Concerns
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Fatality
Cripple
Reportable
Close Calls
Unsafe Acts
The Accident Pyramid
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o Measure Reliability
·How Trains Run
·Terminals
·Customer Switching
o Financial Drives ·Asset
Utilization o Crews
o Locomotives
o Cars
o Terminals
o Track & Bridges
·Operating Ratio
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·Time
·Reliability
·Ease of Doing Business
·Cost (Price)
Customer Satisfaction (Service)
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·Secondary Main Lines ·Branch ·Light Traffic ·Abandonment ·Regional / Short Lines ·States
Mergers and Spin-Offs
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o Traffic Density ·Eliminate Parallel and Branch Lines ·Concentrate on Main Lines
o Route Rationalization ·Low Density Lines - Local Industry (States)
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How many think rail transport is obsolete in the US?
US rail freight traffic:1920-2010
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