System and method for computing rail car switching solutions in a switchyard including logic to re-switch cars for block size
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1. A method using a processor for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard containing a switch, a plurality of classification tracks and a reswitching track, the reswitching track defining a path that re-circulates cars from a position downstream the switch to a position upstream the switch, said method comprising:
- a) receiving at an input first data conveying information about a size of a given train block to be assembled by the switch yard;
b) computing with the processor a car switching solution for one or more cars of the given train block, wherein a computation of a car switching solution includes a selection of at least one car switching option among a set of car switching options, one car switching option of the set including switching the car of the given train block to a classification track and another car switching option of the set including switching the car of the given train block to the reswitching track;
c) using during said computing the information about the size of the given train block as a factor in selecting between a car switching option to switch the car to a classification track and a car switching option to switch the car to the reswitching track;
d) releasing at an output second data conveying the car switching option selected on a basis of said computing.
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Abstract
A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
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1. A method using a processor for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard containing a switch, a plurality of classification tracks and a reswitching track, the reswitching track defining a path that re-circulates cars from a position downstream the switch to a position upstream the switch, said method comprising:
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a) receiving at an input first data conveying information about a size of a given train block to be assembled by the switch yard; b) computing with the processor a car switching solution for one or more cars of the given train block, wherein a computation of a car switching solution includes a selection of at least one car switching option among a set of car switching options, one car switching option of the set including switching the car of the given train block to a classification track and another car switching option of the set including switching the car of the given train block to the reswitching track; c) using during said computing the information about the size of the given train block as a factor in selecting between a car switching option to switch the car to a classification track and a car switching option to switch the car to the reswitching track; d) releasing at an output second data conveying the car switching option selected on a basis of said computing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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