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Modeling hazardous materials risks for different train make-up plans

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  • Bagheri, Morteza
  • Saccomanno, Frank
  • Fu, Liping

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This paper is concerned with the problem of how to place hazardous material cars in the train assembly process so that the overall derailment risk can be minimized. The approach considers both the probability of railway cars derailing en route by position as well as the risk associated with additional operations in the rail yard using recent US FRA data. The merits of this car placement model are illustrated through a case study of a railway corridor that connects Los Angeles (CA) to Chicago (IL). The case study demonstrates that the proposed risk minimization strategy could be implemented with minimal rail yard operation cost.

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  • Bagheri, Morteza & Saccomanno, Frank & Fu, Liping, 2012. "Modeling hazardous materials risks for different train make-up plans," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 48(5), pages 907-918.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transe:v:48:y:2012:i:5:p:907-918
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2012.02.004
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    3. Bhavsar, Nishit & Verma, Manish, 2022. "A subsidy policy to managing hazmat risk in railroad transportation network," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 300(2), pages 633-646.

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