Can Intermodal Ease the Squeeze?

This article discusses the current state of intermodal transport in the United States, particularly in its relation to private shipping service companies as well as its capacity to decrease normative roadway congestion. The general trend described is that intermodal transportation is in a state of high congestion, and in need of solutions that will hopefully open new arterials to shippers. Although the overall U.S. rail network has shrunk by about 19 percent in the last 10 years, the overall demand for these passageways has increased by 60 percent. In order to improve the infrastructure that will be necessary to accommodate this demand, the author provides a number of potential funding source, namely mitigating an amount of the cost through public/private partnerships (as well as outlining supplementary programs to SAFETEA-LU).

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586268
• Authors:
  • Miller, Luther S
• Publication Date: 2006-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 18-19, 22-23
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 207
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital investments; Finance; Freight traffic; Government funding; Intermodal facilities; Railroads
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01033347
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 29 2006 10:36AM