Freight Traffic Assignment Methodology for Large-Scale Road–Rail Intermodal Networks

M. Majbah Uddin; Nathan Huynh

doi:10.3141/2477-06

journal article Jan 01, 2015

Freight Traffic Assignment Methodology for Large-Scale Road–Rail Intermodal Networks

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board Vol. 2477 No. 1 pp. 50-57 · SAGE Publications

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Abstract

A methodology is proposed for freight traffic assignment in large-scale road–rail intermodal networks. To obtain the user–equilibrium freight flows, a path-based assignment algorithm (gradient projection) was proposed. The developed methodology was tested on the U.S. intermodal network by using the 2007 freight demand for truck, rail, and road–rail intermodal from the Freight Analysis Framework, Version 3 (FAF3). The results indicate that the proposed methodology's projected flow pattern is similar to the FAF3 assignment. The proposed methodology can be used by transportation planners and decision makers to forecast freight flows and to evaluate strategic network expansion options.

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Published: Jan 01, 2015
Vol/Issue: 2477(1)
Pages: 50-57
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Authors

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M. Majbah Uddin

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina, 300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208.

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Nathan Huynh

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina, 300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208.

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M. Majbah Uddin, Nathan Huynh (2015). Freight Traffic Assignment Methodology for Large-Scale Road–Rail Intermodal Networks. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2477(1), 50-57. https://doi.org/10.3141/2477-06

Freight Traffic Assignment Methodology for Large-Scale Road–Rail Intermodal Networks

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