DISPATCHING EFFECTIVENESS WITH ADVANCED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS--QUANTIFICATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP. IN: PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL MEETING, TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FORUM, OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2, 1991, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

The primary focus of this analysis is the quantification of the importance of latency as a determinant of the effectiveness of train control systems. However, there are other factors involved. One is the physical capacity of each route (as measured by track miles per train mile). A second is the total traffic volume. A third is the competence of the human dispatcher. The variable train-minutes per route mile addresses these two factors, by capturing both volume and speed of traffic.