AMERICA'S FREIGHT SYSTEM IN THE 80'S AND 90'S---BUT HOW TO GET THERE: PROCEEDINGS OF CONFERENCE HELD AT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS ON DECEMBER 1-2, 1976

The Conference focused on future technology needs, opportunities, and priorities in the context of major long-range economic and social concerns. Through discussion and debate, the conference objectives were to stress long-range technological needs in intercity freight, high profitability, high-payoff areas, the need for more technological research and application, and ways of overcoming economic and institutional barriers to technological development. The speeches, remarks, and papers of the conference participants are included.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared by Harbridge House, Inc., Boston, Mass.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Harbridge House, Incorporated

  Boston, MA  United States 

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Coulombre, R E
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 197 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cargo; Barges; Bulk cargo; Economic factors; Energy conservation; Forecasting; Freight transportation; Highway transportation; Meetings; Pipeline transportation; Railroad transportation; Research; Technological innovations; Trucks; Water transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Environment; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Pipelines; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167060
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-77-40
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 29 2003 12:00AM