Commercial Operations

The Interstate 10 National Freight Corridor is a vital artery in our nation’s
transportation network. The I-10 states have been working together for nearly 10
years to try and find solutions to address the growing congestion and associated
impacts on freight. The current emphasis is on near term ITS solutions combined
with long term capital projects. Recently, an ITS Architecture was completed for the
corridor, along with a 10 year deployment plan.

Wilbur Smith Associates

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

Florida Department of Transportation

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Information is essential for the management of transport chains. This article introduces the notion
and concept of Interaction Infrastructure and argues that improved information sharing is
possible but requires strong leadership.

VINNOVA

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

The opening of the European market for freight and passenger services has initiated the need
of new, cost efficient locomotives which fulfill the specific requirements of each country and
comply with new European standards. The TRAXX locomotive platform was developed to
address these new needs for freight throughout continental Europe. The technological
challenges were mastered with a high level of component and system integration as well as
with new developments. Important innovations were in the power conversion systems, in the
design of the operator’s desk, in the development of automatic train protection systems based
on ETCS and in advanced adhesion control schemes. Today, the TRAXX locomotives operate
cross-border on long-haul routes throughout Europe allowing short turnaround times, low
overall transportation cost and increased quality of service.

Bombardier Transportation

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) technology is a critically important integrated component of
roadside commercial vehicle electronic screening (e-screening) based systems. Using WIM
technology for high speed mainline commercial vehicle pre-screening is a relatively new
application for this equipment. Consequently, verified performance data and real world
based field results, particularly comparative, for important factors such as system life cycle
costs can be difficult to obtain. New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in
partnership with the I-95 Corridor Coalition, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are assessing the different types of
commonly used technologies that are used in this application. NYSDOT is incorporating
WIM and other devices into its integrated e-screening system to provide benefits to numerous
program areas within the department.

New York State Department of Transportation

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

New York City Transit provides the largest para-transit service in the world, scheduling up to
22,500 trips on weekdays with Adept, StrataGen’s automatic scheduling & dispatching system.
On the day of service, execution deviates from plan due to changes in the trip set and
unpredictable traffic conditions. Previously, dispatchers manually updated Adept on execution
status, and responded through Adept to re-adjust plan as deviations required. In 2007, NYCT
kicked off the ITS AVLM project to equip all vehicles with AVL/MDC, to automatically update
Adept with the actual world state in real-time, free dispatchers to take corrective action based on
accurate data, and communicate manifest changes to drivers in real-time. This paper reports
AVLM project status and enhancements to the Adept system to maintain responsiveness in light
of the unprecedented volume of ITS information flow associated with dispatching up to 22,500
trips.

New York City Transit

StrataGen Systems

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York