Multimodal Transport and TransLoad Facilities in Arkansas

National Priorities consist of “building a clean and efficient 21st century transportation sector,” and Multimodal Transportation is one of five Transportation System Efficiency strategies at the US Department of Energy. However, additional Multimodal Transport may require added TransLoad Facilities where freight is moved from truck to railcar or vice versa. Greater than 550 short line and regional railroads operating in 49 states account for almost 30% of the US rail network. These small businesses compete and cooperate with trucking interests to cost-efficiently connect local economies with the larger Class I railroad system. With three Class I railroads and 24 short lines in Arkansas it may be poised to ease State highway congestion, safeguard the environment, and support local economies by adding TransLoad Facilities.

• Record URL:
  • https://martrec.uark.edu/research/multimodal-transport-and-transload-facilities-in-arkansas.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC)

  University of Arkansas
  4190 Bell Engineering Center
  Fayetteville, AR  United States  72701

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Chimka, Justin R
• Publication Date: 2015-1-30

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Research Report
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intermodal facilities; Multimodal transportation; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Arkansas
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01558266
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC50
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 2015 9:35AM