Algorithmic generation of railroad and highway routes
James T. Low, R C Bushnell, R. M. Shannon, R Borsos, Jim Graham, R Sherry · University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) · 1979
A minimum-time algorithm can be used to generate realistic highway routes between specific origins and destinations. Minimizing distances on links will not produce realistic railroad routes if links bear any resemblance to physical trackage. There are also multiple routes between two points since each carrier has its own philosophy. This paper outlines a systematic method of preparing information such that a computer algorithm can generate realistic routes for single- or multiple-carrier movements.