COAL TRANSSHIPMENT-A NEW ERA. CLEAN COAL TO HELP SOLVE ENERGY CRISES

The Superior Coal Terminal at Superior, Wisc., is designed to transfer western coal bound for Detroit Edison generating stations from 110-car Burlington Northern unit trains to bulk carriers of up to 60,000-ton capacity for movement down the Great Lakes. The intermodal transhipment terminal design and construction are described.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Spring 1976 issue. Published in "NOTES".
• Corporate Authors:

  Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Incorporated

  One Penn Plaza
  New York, NY  United States  10119
• Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 6-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo handling; Coal; Coal industry; Environmental protection; Freight traffic; Marine terminals; Operations; Port structures; Ports; Unit trains
• Geographic Terms: Great Lakes
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk handling
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00135215
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 1976 12:00AM