Commuter Rail AC Electrification Load-Flow Simulation Report - RTD

Commuter Rail AC Electrification Load-Flow Simulation Report Revision 1
• Operations Data
o Train consist sizes for each route
o Train dwell times at each passenger station
o Train passenger loading
o Train headways
The alignment and rolling stock input data are presented in Appendix B. The train consist size
and passenger station dwell time for each Corridor are shown in Table 1, presented earlier in
the report. The simulation snapshot interval is 1 second.
6.2 TRAIN OPERATION ALONG THE COMMUTER CORRIDORS
The following tables summarize the simulation results of train operation along each of the three
commuter routes under investigation. The trains utilize the peak tractive effort available,
maximum acceleration rate and maximum deceleration rate. Further, the trains negotiate the
route gradients, comply with the speed restrictions along the routes, and stop at passenger
stations for the specified dwell time.
Table 5 -
East Corridor Train Operation
Direction of Travel
Route Length
Average Speed
Trip Time (minutes:seconds)
(miles)
(mph)
DUS to DIA 23.6 32:55 41.9
DIA to DUS 23.6 32:52 42.0
Table 6 -
Gold Line Train Operation
Direction of Travel
Route Length
Average Speed
Trip Time (minutes:seconds)
(miles)
(mph)
DUS to Ward Road 11.2 20:47 33.8
Ward Road to DUS 11.2 20:43 33.8
Table 7 -
North Metro Corridor Train Operation
Direction of Travel
Route Length
Average Speed
Trip Time (minutes:seconds)
(miles)
(mph)
DUS to 162 nd Avenue 18.0 27:39 40.1
162 nd Avenue to DUS 18.0 27:40 40.1
Additional train operation results are presented in Appendix B.
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