Abstract: A system includes one or more processors to obtain a transportation event and a transportation event time of a vehicle system at a current location on a route from an origin to a destination. The one or more processors determine transportation event conditions based on historical transportation data and predict, by mathematical optimization methods, optimal transportation routes based on one or more of historical transportation routes, contractual routes, contractual junctions, and station master data. The one or more processors cluster from the historical transportation data, by a machine learning classification method, transportation event data clusters and match at the current location the transportation event data to historical transportation data machine learning classification clusters. The one or more processors predict, by a machine learning model, an estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the vehicle system to the destination.

Abstract: A system includes one or more processors that may determine one or more of an energy drag or a parasitic energy loss for upcoming planned travel of a vehicle along one or more routes based on externality information. The one or more processors may determine the one or more of the energy drag or the parasitic energy loss for each of plural, different route locations along the one or more routes and may change one or more aspects of the upcoming planned travel of the vehicle based on the one or more of energy drag or parasitic energy loss that is determined.

Abstract: A system determines wind information for achieving a desired outcome for travel of a selected group of one or more vehicles along one or more routes. The system determines wind drag and/or a parasitic energy loss for travel by different potential groups of vehicles based on the wind information. The system determines the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss for each of plural, different locations along the one or more routes, visually presents the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss for each of the different groups of vehicles, and/or determines the selected group of the one or more vehicles from the different groups of vehicles for travel along the one or more routes to achieve the desired outcome based on the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss that is determined.

Abstract: A system determines wind information for achieving a desired outcome for travel of a selected group of one or more vehicles along one or more routes. The system determines wind drag and/or a parasitic energy loss for travel by different potential groups of vehicles based on the wind information. The system determines the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss for each of plural, different locations along the one or more routes, visually presents the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss for each of the different groups of vehicles, and/or determines the selected group of the one or more vehicles from the different groups of vehicles for travel along the one or more routes to achieve the desired outcome based on the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss that is determined.

Abstract: A system determines wind information for achieving a desired outcome for travel of a selected group of one or more vehicles along one or more routes. The system determines wind drag and/or a parasitic energy loss for travel by different potential groups of vehicles based on the wind information. The system determines the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss for each of plural, different locations along the one or more routes, visually presents the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss for each of the different groups of vehicles, and/or determines the selected group of the one or more vehicles from the different groups of vehicles for travel along the one or more routes to achieve the desired outcome based on the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss that is determined.

Abstract: A system determines wind information for achieving a desired outcome for travel of a selected group of one or more vehicles along one or more routes. The system determines wind drag and/or a parasitic energy loss for travel by different potential groups of vehicles based on the wind information. The system determines the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss for each of plural, different locations along the one or more routes, visually presents the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss for each of the different groups of vehicles, and/or determines the selected group of the one or more vehicles from the different groups of vehicles for travel along the one or more routes to achieve the desired outcome based on the wind drag and/or parasitic energy loss that is determined.