diff --git a/python/altrios/demos/set_speed_train_sim_demo.py b/python/altrios/demos/set_speed_train_sim_demo.py
index dde1da3e..92158b22 100644
--- a/python/altrios/demos/set_speed_train_sim_demo.py
+++ b/python/altrios/demos/set_speed_train_sim_demo.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     cars_empty=50,
     cars_loaded=50,
     rail_vehicle_type="Manifest",
-    train_type=alt.TrainType.Freight,
+    train_type=None,
     train_length_meters=None,
     train_mass_kilograms=None,
 )
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
 network = alt.Network.from_file(
     alt.resources_root() / "networks/Taconite.yaml")
+network.set_speed_set_for_train_type(alt.TrainType.Freight)
 link_path = alt.LinkPath.from_csv_file(
     alt.resources_root() / "demo_data/link_points_idx.csv"
 )
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 563b3e29..eea28765 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde-this-or-that",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_yaml",
+ "tempfile",
  "uom",
 ]
 
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "iana-time-zone",
  "num-traits",
  "serde",
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "option-ext",
  "redox_users",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -583,6 +584,16 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5443807d6dff69373d433ab9ef5378ad8df50ca6298caf15de6e52e24aaf54d5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "errno"
+version = "0.3.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a258e46cdc063eb8519c00b9fc845fc47bcfca4130e2f08e88665ceda8474245"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ethnum"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -595,6 +606,12 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "95765f67b4b18863968b4a1bd5bb576f732b29a4a28c7cd84c09fa3e2875f33c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fastrand"
+version = "2.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "658bd65b1cf4c852a3cc96f18a8ce7b5640f6b703f905c7d74532294c2a63984"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "foreign_vec"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -765,7 +782,7 @@ version = "0.5.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5444c27eef6923071f7ebcc33e3444508466a76f7a2b93da00ed6e19f30c1ddb"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -926,9 +943,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.148"
+version = "0.2.153"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9cdc71e17332e86d2e1d38c1f99edcb6288ee11b815fb1a4b049eaa2114d369b"
+checksum = "9c198f91728a82281a64e1f4f9eeb25d82cb32a5de251c6bd1b5154d63a8e7bd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libm"
@@ -942,6 +959,12 @@ version = "0.5.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0717cef1bc8b636c6e1c1bbdefc09e6322da8a9321966e8928ef80d20f7f770f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "linux-raw-sys"
+version = "0.4.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "01cda141df6706de531b6c46c3a33ecca755538219bd484262fa09410c13539c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.10"
@@ -1020,7 +1043,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log",
  "wasi",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1196,7 +1219,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall 0.3.5",
  "smallvec",
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1781,6 +1804,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustix"
+version = "0.38.32"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "65e04861e65f21776e67888bfbea442b3642beaa0138fdb1dd7a84a52dffdb89"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.4.0",
+ "errno",
+ "libc",
+ "linux-raw-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
 version = "1.0.14"
@@ -1970,7 +2006,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4031e820eb552adee9295814c0ced9e5cf38ddf1e8b7d566d6de8e2538ea989e"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2080,6 +2116,18 @@ version = "0.12.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d0e916b1148c8e263850e1ebcbd046f333e0683c724876bb0da63ea4373dc8a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tempfile"
+version = "3.10.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "85b77fafb263dd9d05cbeac119526425676db3784113aa9295c88498cbf8bff1"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "fastrand",
+ "rustix",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "term"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -2162,7 +2210,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mio",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "socket2",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2294,7 +2342,7 @@ version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e686886bc078bc1b0b600cac0147aadb815089b6e4da64016cbd754b6342700f"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2303,7 +2351,16 @@ version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.52.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2312,13 +2369,29 @@ version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc",
- "windows_i686_gnu",
- "windows_i686_msvc",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.52.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6f0713a46559409d202e70e28227288446bf7841d3211583a4b53e3f6d96e7eb"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.5",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnullvm",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2327,42 +2400,90 @@ version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7088eed71e8b8dda258ecc8bac5fb1153c5cffaf2578fc8ff5d61e23578d3263"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9985fd1504e250c615ca5f281c3f7a6da76213ebd5ccc9561496568a2752afb6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.52.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "88ba073cf16d5372720ec942a8ccbf61626074c6d4dd2e745299726ce8b89670"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "87f4261229030a858f36b459e748ae97545d6f1ec60e5e0d6a3d32e0dc232ee9"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.52.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "db3c2bf3d13d5b658be73463284eaf12830ac9a26a90c717b7f771dfe97487bf"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.52.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4e4246f76bdeff09eb48875a0fd3e2af6aada79d409d33011886d3e1581517d9"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "852298e482cd67c356ddd9570386e2862b5673c85bd5f88df9ab6802b334c596"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bec47e5bfd1bff0eeaf6d8b485cc1074891a197ab4225d504cb7a1ab88b02bf0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xxhash-rust"
 version = "0.8.7"
diff --git a/rust/altrios-core/Cargo.toml b/rust/altrios-core/Cargo.toml
index 698e74ef..1b6ff724 100644
--- a/rust/altrios-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/altrios-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ serde-this-or-that = "0.4.2"
 project-root = "0.2.2"
 eng_fmt = { workspace = true }
 directories = "5.0.1"
+tempfile = "3.10.1"
 
 [features]
 pyo3 = ["dep:pyo3"]
diff --git a/rust/altrios-core/src/track/link/link_impl.rs b/rust/altrios-core/src/track/link/link_impl.rs
index 7409c573..89aba408 100644
--- a/rust/altrios-core/src/track/link/link_impl.rs
+++ b/rust/altrios-core/src/track/link/link_impl.rs
@@ -608,9 +608,11 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_to_and_from_file_for_links() {
         // TODO: make use of `tempfile` or similar crate
         let links = Vec::<Link>::valid();
-        links.to_file("links_test2.yaml").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(Vec::<Link>::from_file("links_test2.yaml").unwrap(), links);
-        std::fs::remove_file("links_test2.yaml").unwrap();
+        let tempdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let temp_file_path = tempdir.path().join("links_test2.yaml");
+        links.to_file(temp_file_path.clone()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(Vec::<Link>::from_file(temp_file_path).unwrap(), links);
+        tempdir.close().unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]