Abstract: The timed transfer concept, which seeks to schedule vehicles from various routes to arrive at some transfer stations simultaneously (or nearly so), can significantly improve service quality in transit networks. It has been ...

Abstract: This study examines the possibility of cutting fuel costs by slowing down tows before they reach a queue at a waterway lock. If tow operators can receive early information about queues at locks, they may slow down and save ...

Abstract: Delay at a congested service facility, such as a waterway lock, depends on the control policy used. The shortest processing time first (SPF) policy, which is a promising priority control policy, can significantly reduce ...

Abstract: Delays in a waterway network are affected by tow arrival characteristics, service time distributions, lock characteristics, and control policies at locks. Previous studies have shown how interdependence among locks in a ...

Abstract: Three types of control alternatives are evaluated in this paper: tow dispatching control, speed control, and combined control. Lock control covers several heuristic methods for sequencing tows through waterway locks, ...

Abstract: This paper presents several heuristic methods for sequencing tows through waterway locks, including locks with two dissimilar chambers. Two algorithms are proposed for obtaining good initial solutions. Of these, the shortest ...