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System and method for terminal capacity management

  • US 9,171,345 B2
  • Filed: 02/15/2013
  • Issued: 10/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method of determining capacity of a rail terminal, the method comprising:

  • accessing a dataset comprising a plurality of train traffic records associated with a rail terminal, said dataset being stored in at least one database;

    indexing, by at least one computer processor, said plurality of train traffic records into periodic intervals;

    assigning, by the at least one computer processor, unique index values to each periodic interval;

    assigning, by the at least one computer processor, dwell occupancy definitions to each of said train traffic records, said dwell occupancy definitions comprising occupancy limits that a block of railcars have occupied the railway terminal;

    creating, by the at least one computer processor, occupancy indexes for each of said train traffic records based on said dwell occupancy definitions, thereby dividing each occupancy definition into occupancy intervals;

    assigning, by the at least one computer processor, dwell occupancy values to each occupancy index based on said dwell occupancy definitions and said dataset; and

    determining, by the at least one computer processor, a capacity demand of said rail terminal based on said dwell occupancy values.

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