User Manual

User Manual for Traxim covering the conceptual foundations of Traxim, how to use the controller interface and network editor, how to interpret results, and a detailed description of the structure and syntax of each input file.

User Manual

Paper for RailDresden 2025

A paper on Traxim written for the 2025 International Association of Rail Operations Research conference (RailDresden 2025) and presented as a poster at the conference. It provides background to the development of Traxim, and further explanation of the technical characteristics of the software.

IAROR Conference Paper (pdf)

Worked Example

A description of the inputs and outputs, and associated use case, for a fantasy network based on the western region of the former Milwaukee Road railroad in the United States. The scenario described reflects the sample input and output files available for download below.

Milwaukee Road Worked Example (pdf)

The Milwaukee Road fantasy network as a zipped set of kml files to open in Google Earth Pro. These provide track centreline and nominal kilometrage as per the input track geometry files.

Milwaukee Road Track Centrelines to view in Google Earth Pro (zip)

Example Use Cases

Examples of how Traxim can be used to bring statistical robustness to rail system analysis. More example use cases will be added over time, so keep checking back.

The Ebor Route Alternative to Inland Rail (Australia) NSW North Coast Line Capacity (Australia) Parkes - Broken Hill Crossing Loop Enhancement (Australia)

Example Files

Output Files

The following files are sample outputs for the scenario described in the Milwaukee Road Example Use Case.

Unresolved Train Plan (pdf) Resolved Timetable (pdf) Train Statistics (csv) Resolved Timetable (csv) Delay to view in Google Earth Pro (kml) Unresolved Train Plan to view in Traxim Train Graph Viewer (json.gz) Resolved Timetable to view in Traxim Train Graph Viewer (json.gz)

Input Files

The following individual csv files are templates for the inputs to Traxim. They are populated with data for the Milwaukee Road fantasy example network described in the Milwaukee Road Example Use Case. Or download the full set as a zip file.

You can validate and resolve the scenario yourself to experience Traxim. Follow the instructions in the Get Started page.

Full Input File Set (zip) Regions (csv) Infrastructure (csv) Speedboards (csv) Train Plan (csv) Rules (csv)

Geometry

Tractive Effort