WATER TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL MOVEMENT IN THE 1980'S

This report develops and presents barge industry estimates of additional equipment and facilities required to handle a projected doubling of coal traffic. It also describes present coal flows, associated operational policies and practices, and the interfaces with connecting or continuing modes of transportation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Input Output Computer Services Incorporated

  Cambridge, MA  United States 

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Desai, S A
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Bulk cargo; Bulk cargo handling; Coal; Coal industry; Coal terminals; Exports; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Inland waterways; Inland waterways traffic; Lakes; Petroleum; Rail marine interface; Transportation; Water traffic; Water transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Barge traffic; Bulk coal; Cargo movement; Cargo transportation; Energy transport; Waterway transportation
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151223
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-76-33 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1000
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM