INTERNATIONAL STEAM COAL: THE NEW ENERGY
A proposal for a world-wide network serving major population centres (United States, Europe, Japan) with coal from large coal deposits near water routes is presented. The authors examine the cost of transport by rail and by waterway and stress the advantages of the latter.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Included in Conference Papers on Advance Freight System Technology: "America's Freight System in the 80's and 90's...But How To Get There?", RRIS 21 144087 7701. See also Conference Proceedings, RRIS 20 157227 7702.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway, Kendall Square
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Authors:
- Wasp, E J
- Derammelaere, R H
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1976-10-28
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 119-140
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Competition; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Public utilities; Traffic forecasting; Transportation modes; Water transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Utilities
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00157947
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: International Union of Railways
- Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM