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THE ANALYSIS OF RAIL TRANSPORT PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Author(s) -
DeHAYES DANIEL W.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1971.tb01463.x
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , regression analysis , premise , computer science , variables , mode (computer interface) , service (business) , transit (satellite) , transit time , transport engineering , econometrics , operations research , public transport , business , economics , mathematics , engineering , marketing , power (physics) , linguistics , physics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , machine learning , operating system
This study was designed to suggest and evaluate empirically a series of variables to explain the behavior of two important rail transport system performance parameters: speed and reliability of transit time. Variables related to the carriers, the economic situation, the location and the nature of the shipper/carrier interaction were tested using a combination of factor analysis and regression analysis. The results support the premise that while distance is very important in explaining rail service, other variables also contribute substantially to understanding transit time by this transport mode.