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原文传递 Technical Document and User Guide for the Multi-Modal Passenger Simulation Model for Comparing Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes. National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) Web-Only Document 1.

题名：	Technical Document and User Guide for the Multi-Modal Passenger Simulation Model for Comparing Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes. National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) Web-Only Document 1.
关键词：	Technical documentation, Passenger simulation model, User guides, Multi-modal transportation, Passenger rail, Energy consumption, National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP)
摘要：	The objective of NCRRP Project 02-01, “Comparison of Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes,” is to provide like-for-like comparisons of energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of commuter and intercity passenger rail operations with competing modes of travel. In the context of this research, “passenger rail” includes higher speed, high speed, intercity, and commuter rail operations - those rail systems that are operated under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). “Competing modes of travel” include passenger automobiles, light-duty trucks used for personal transportation, suburban commuter bus services, intercity bus services, and air transportation. This research project involved a literature review to collect data on relevant passenger transportation system characteristics and performance, formulation of an analytical framework for each passenger transportation mode considered, development of a quantitative decision-support tool based on these analytical frameworks, and finally applying the decision-support tool to numerous case studies which explore a range of commuter and intercity passenger rail operations and compares their fuel/energy consumptions and GHG emissions with those of competing modes of transportation for comparable door-to-door trips. The quantitative decision-support tool developed specifically for this research is called the Multi-Modal Passenger Simulator (MMPASSIM). It is an open-source Microsoft Excel macro enabled worksheet which may be used to predict and compare fuel and energy consumption and GHG emissions for a wide range of commuter and intercity passenger transportation scenarios. The results of this research project are documented in two parts: NCRRP Report 3: Comparison of Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes and NCRRP Web-Only Document 1: Technical Document and User Guide for the Multi- Modal Passenger Simulation Model for Comparing Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes. The purpose of this NCRRP WOD 1 is to describe the technical details of the analytical framework underlying the MMPASSIM quantitative decisionsupport tool and also provide documentation and guidance on how to set up and use the MMPASSIM model to evaluate passenger transportation alternatives. NCRRP Report 3 documents the findings of the literature review and details a series of rail technology evaluation and modal comparison case studies performed in this research project. The MMPASSIM spreadsheet files, together with the Technical Document and User Guide, are provided on CRP-CD 176, which accompanies NCRRP Report 3. The MMPASSIM files also may be downloaded from the NCRRP Report 3 web page at www.trb.org. The analytic framework developed uses common energy and emissions metrics across transportation modes and fuel types in order to facilitate like-for-like comparisons. Each modal trip involves a principal leg and, optionally, up to five access and egress legs. However, the focus is on the principal modal leg of a full door-to-door trip which requires relatively detailed simulations. The calculated energy and emissions performance over a principal leg will differ from simpler average performance measures of a transportation mode. The energy and emissions performance for access and egress legs are assessed using default average
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