An Overview of
MultiModal & MultiRail®
MultiRail is produced by MultiModal Applied
Systems. Background information:
 Founded in Princeton, USA, in 1992
 Specialty in rail planning, scheduling and logistics software
 Key product is MultiRail (freight and passenger editions) for
railway operations planning
 Staff of transportation, logistics, and computer professionals
 MultiRail software is in use by all major freight railways in North
America as well as many passenger operators
 MultiRail software is in use in Latin America, South Africa, Asia,
Australia and Europe
 MultiModal also supplies customized transportation software
and rail consulting services
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MultiModal Partial Customer List
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Deutsche Bahn
SEPTA (Philadelphia)
Herzog (Miami)
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
GO Transit (Toronto)
BNSF (USA)
CSX (USA)
FCAB (Chilé)
FerroMex (México)
CVRD (Brazil)
ABP (London)
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Spoornet (S. Africa)
 FGC Barcelona (Spain)
 Union Pacific (USA)
 Indian Railways
 Norfolk Southern (USA)
 TFM (México)
 Queensland Rail (Aust.)
 New Jersey Transit
 Tri-Rail (Florida)
 A.L.L. (Brazil)
 Metra (Chicago)
 Trenitalia (Rome)
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MultiRail Railway Planning Products
MultiRail® Passenger Edition Fully integrated system for service
planning including timetabling, track, equipment and crew
management
MultiRail® Freight Edition - Fully integrated system for freight
service design and planning
FirstClass™ is an Algorithmic railway car classification system
FastTrack™ II is an optimizer for capacity and meet/pass
planning
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A Complete Rail Planning Environment
 Graphical Network Manager
 Train Manager for train schedule design
 Timetable Manager – Timetables and Publishing
 Interactive Time-Distance Editing
 Platform Management
 Graphical Consist Management
 Train Conflict Identification
 Integration with OPCrew Scheduling and Rostering
 Full Set of Reports and Graphics
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MultiRail Integrated Environment
FastTrack
Network
Definition
Graphical
Tools
Consist
Manager
Train
Manager
Crew
Manager
Conflict
Analysis
Platform
Manager
Opcom’s
OPCrew
Report Manager – For all Databases
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Projects Using MultiRail
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MultiRail Passenger System is in use with FGC (Barcelona), SEPTA
(Philadelphia), GO Transit (Toronto), Tri-Rail (Miami), and is being used
by our consultants at Metra (Chicago), SEPTA (Philadelphia), Delaware
Transit Corporation, and Amtrak in the US, and SRA in the UK.
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Key component to Canadian Pacific’s Genesis Project which has saved
CP hundred of millions of dollars -- while improving overall service.
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MultiModal has developed the operating plan for most of the large US
rail mergers, including rationalization and optimization of routes.
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MultiModal’s MultiRail was used in the privatization planning for the two
largest Mexican railways (TFM, FMX).
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MultiRail is being used for rail planning in Brazil, Chile, South Africa,
Australia, and Europe. Current project in India with US T.D.A. funding.
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Overview of MultiRail Passenger Edition A Comprehensive Environment for
Passenger Rail Planning and Timetabling
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Network Manager
Graphical Tools for Building “Link and Node” Railway Network
Tables with Node
And Link Details
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Right Click to Enter Track
and Switch Information
Track Properties
Switch Properties
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Train Schedule Management
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Train Manager: Import or Build Trains
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Time-Distance Graphics
Right mouse click to get
info on individual trains
Stringlines are interactive
and times can be changed
by the user
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Timetable - View Multiple Segments
or Corridors at the Same Time
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MultiRail Data Can be Easily
Exported to Many Data Formats
Timetable
information in HTML
Timetable information
in Excel
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Timetable Used for Train Conflict Analysis
A/D Times,
Track/Platform,
Run time, and Dwell
Information
Line, Consist and Crew Information
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Conflicts Automatically Identified With Details
Train A_1026 and
A_1111 have conflict between
81st and 72nd
Conflicts details described,
and filtered in timetable to
aid problem resolution.
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Conflicts and Occupancy Viewed Through Diagrams
Line color by track
Train IDs
Conflicts identified graphically
and explained in pop-up
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Details of Conflicts by Type, Train,
Location, and time
Conflict details by train
and track location
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Route Shown Graphically in Track Manager
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MultiRail Makes Suggestions For
Building Consist (Rake) Cycles
Trains Assigned
To Consists
Unassigned Trains
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Consist Management &
Equipment Cycling
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Each train can be assigned a Consist
• Data structures support reconfiguring Consists
& mid-route Consist changes
• User defines consists using database of
available equipment
• Characteristics of equipment can be specified
 Trains can be added and edited on Consist
screen
 Consists can connect between trains
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Consist Reports for Cycling
and Balancing of Consists
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Train Flow Volume Graphic
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Platform Planning Through Train-Based
Track Assignments
Track Numbers
Assigned Trains
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Crew Job Builder
Shifts for
each job
Crew for selected job
and shift
Listing of Jobs
Shift Details
Detailed duties for the selected job
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Multiple Crew Reports
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Why MultiModal?
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Unique Service Planning Software -MultiRail
Deep expertise and experience in rail service and capacity planning
Ability to keep projects focused, and moving forward
Ability to apply our experience from other railroads around the world to
the specifics your situation
Independence from past internal decisions and practices
Technical skills that ensure tools are used to their maximum effect
Compatibility with Opcom’s OPCrew™Optimization Software
Dramatic return on investment
Strong track record of success
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