Shunting yard operations: Theoretical aspects and applications

N Boysen, M Fliedner, F Jaehn, E Pesch - European Journal of Operational …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Almost ever since freight has been transported via rail, shunting yards (also called
classification or marshaling yards) are operated in order to separate freight trains and …

Train management in freight shunting yards: Formalisation and literature review

S Deleplanque, P Hosteins, P Pellegrini… - IET Intelligent …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper treats theoretical and practical aspects of train management in freight shunting
yards. It is a literature survey extending the previous ones and presenting the new important …

Multistage methods for freight train classification

R Jacob, P Márton, J Maue, M Nunkesser - Networks, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we study the train classification problem. Train classification basically is the
process of rearranging the cars of a train in a specified order, which can be regarded as a …

Adaptive large neighborhood search for integrated planning in railroad classification yards

M Ruf, JF Cordeau - Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Railroad classification yards serve as central hubs in single wagonload freight transportation
by disassembling inbound trains and classifying outbound ones. This enables railcars to …

Variable neighborhood search for multistage train classification at strategic planning level

I Belošević, M Ivić - Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Considerations on influences and interrelations between structural design and functional
planning are imperative for raising the cost and operational effectiveness of marshaling …

A mixed integer programming model for optimizing multi-level operations process in railroad yards

T Shi, X Zhou - Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2015‏ - Elsevier
A typical railroad hump yard contains multiple layers of complex operations. The railcars
coming with inbound trains through the yard need to be humped into different classification …

Towards a comprehensive model for track allocation and roll-time scheduling at marshalling yards

S Gestrelius, M Aronsson, M Joborn… - Journal of rail transport …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This paper considers multi-stage train formation with mixed usage tracks at a marshalling
yard without departure yard. A novel integer programming model for scheduling shunting …

Shunting for dummies: An introductory algorithmic survey

M Gatto, J Maue, M Mihalák, P Widmayer - Robust and Online Large …, 2009‏ - Springer
Shunting for Dummies: An Introductory Algorithmic Survey Page 1 Shunting for Dummies:
An Introductory Algorithmic Survey * Michael Gatto, Jens Maue, Matúš Mihalák, and Peter …

Optimization of railway freight shunting

M Bohlin, R Hansmann, UT Zimmermann - Handbook of Optimization in …, 2018‏ - Springer
Railway freight shunting is the process of forming departing trains from arriving freight trains.
The process is continuously performed at rail yards. The shunting procedure is complex and …

Single-stage train formation in railway marshaling stations under an extended railcar-to-track assignment policy

S Zhang, J Zhao, B Zhang, J Zhao, Q Peng - Transportation Research Part …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
This paper studies a single-stage train formation problem in railway marshaling stations,
aiming to efficiently assign railcars to classification tracks with one roll-in and one pull-out …