CANADIAN TRAFFIC THROUGH WEST COAST CONTAINER PORTS

This paper draws on research work recently completed by the Transport Institute for Western Economic Diversification Canada. The paper commences with a description of the main container ports on the Pacific Coast -- Vancouver, Seattle/Tacoma, Oakland and Long Beach/Los Angeles. Of the west coast container traffic originating in or destined for Canada in 1993, almost 30 percent was routed through U.S. ports, while there was a negligible movement of U.S. traffic through Vancouver. This paper documents container train services, service times and freight rates for container traffic between the various Pacific ports and Toronto.

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• Authors:
  • Kosior, J
  • Heads, J
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Forum, 37th Annual Conference, 2 Volumes
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Date: 1995-10-19 to 1995-10-21
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 183-194

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container terminals; Freight trains
• Identifier Terms: Canadian Pacific
• Geographic Terms: Long Beach (California); Oakland (California); Pacific Coast (United States); Pacific States; Seattle (Washington); Vancouver (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00726823
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 10 1996 12:00AM