Excited to announce that TRAIN PhD student Geordie Roscoe and Prof. Dick have recently published a new research paper in the Transportation Research Record academic journal! This paper is related to the a research project that developed an original rail corridor simulation model and dispatching logic capable of comparing train performance under different densities of virtual signal blocks in addition to conventional fixed blocks and full moving block systems. This paper focuses an the application of the model to a long US freight rail corridor with a mix of extended double track and single-track segments.
The reference and DOI link for the paper is as follows:
Roscoe, G.S., and C.T. Dick. 2023. Comparing the effectiveness of fixed, virtual, and moving block train control systems on a mixed single- and double-track US freight rail corridor. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. doi: 10.1177/03611981231158641.