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Lexcie Lu, Transit Analyst,
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2006/01/25
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[Taiwan Railways Administration EMU100, Driving Trailer ED112, Manufactured by English Electric, 1978; Original rolling stock for the Taiwan West Coast Mainline Electrification Programme -- 2010/02/07 Photo at Qidu station, Sundays-only Train 1120]

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Strategic Scheduling

Exploring the Complex Relationship between Railroad Infrastructure, Operating Constraints, Maximum Speeds, and Public Schedules
Alex Lu, Janek Kozlowski, Sean Fahey, and Shaun Whitman
TRB Manuscript No. 18-01516

Presentation (PDF available) at Session 762: Commuter Rail--Operations Research and Analysis
Final Paper is available here (large | small file).
This manuscript was a response to What Happened to Speed? Scheduled Speeds and Travel Times of North American Passenger Trains, 1965-2015 by John G. Allen and Herbert S. Levinson, available from TRB's website.
This Happened to Speed: Case Study of Penn Central's Mohawk and Buffalo Divisions was a TRB Discussion of the above paper (not published) upon which the present manuscript was based.

A Strategic Look at Friday Exceptions in Weekday Schedules for Urban Transit: Improving Service, Capturing Leisure Markets, and Achieving Cost Savings by Mining Automated Fare Collection (AFC) Data
Alex Lu and Alla Reddy
TRB Manuscript No. 12-0582

Final Paper, available from the TRB metapress. (Pre-publication draft available here.)
Presentation (PDF available) at Session 447: Explorations in Transit Management, Performance, and Funding
Research Needs Statement, and Call for Papers (complete version here) on Weekday Exception Scheduling and Special Events Planning for TRB Rail Transit Systems Committee (AP065).
Press Coverage:
1. New York Daily News, 2012/2/4: Researchers call for MTA casual Friday schedules -- Bosses' more lax approach freeing up seats
2. Gothamist, 2012/2/5: Cutting MTA Bus Service On Fridays Could Save $13 Million
Old railroad schedules for research use.

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