In early April, TRAIN students traveled to Dresden, Germany for RailBelgrade 2025, the 11th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis (ICROMA).
Qianqian Tong presented a paper entitled “Optimal Layout Planning Method for Rail-road Intermodal Container Terminals” that describes part of our ongoing ARPA-E project on modeling the efficiency and energy consumption of multi-modal container flows.
Steven Shi presented a poster entitled “Combination of Simulation and Optimization of Freight Railroad Vertical Alignment to Maximize Diesel Saving Benefits of Battery Electric Locomotives (BELs)” that makes initial steps towards defining and identifying the sections of a rail network with the optimal grade profile for BEL deployment.
Although not in attendance, Prof. Dick was a co-author on a paper presented by his collaborators entitled: “Empirical Analysis of Longer Train Derailment Rates and Causes”. The conference also offered a fantastic opportunity for the students to explore the local rail system!
