AN EXAMINATION OF THE INLAND TERMINALS APPROACH IN RATIONALIZING THE PRAIRIE GRAIN HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Since the announcement of the intended construction of a 4.7 million-dollar inland terminal elevator at Weyburn, a great deal of controversy has developed on the subject of the terminal system. The purpose of this report from the University's standpoint, then, was to provide more accurate information and to help people understand the situation. Therefore this report discusses such areas as the economic evaluation of the terminal concept, the feasibility of the terminal from users' point of view, and the evaluation of inland terminals in a system's cost framework. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Saskatchewan, Canada

  Extension Division
  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Kulshreshtha, S N
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 31 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 266

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Branch lines; Bulk cargo handling; Costs; Economic factors; Economics; Evaluation; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Grain; Grain elevators; Grasslands; Intermodal terminals; Networks; Physical distribution; Traffic managers; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grain trade; Shippers; Terminus; Transportation networks
• Geographic Terms: Canada; Great Plains
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk handling; Economic considerations; Inland; Transfer (Mech)
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 224: Cost; 255: Economics; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1112: Freight transport; 1154: Network (transport); 1074: Terminus; 6731: Transfer (phys)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147676
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM