Rail Transport Control by Combinatorial Optimization Approach
V.G. Matyukhin, A.B. Shabunin, N. A. Kuznetsov, A.K. Takmazian · 2017
Railroad traction equipment (locomotives) matching to freight trains in absence-of-fixed-schedule situation is automated within Eastern Operational Domain (EOD) of Russian Railways. Graph (network flow) optimization methods are used to find globally optimal matching in time-space domain. Solution is being found in real time for real life data flow size.