STILL YEARS BEHIND

After summarizing the engineering problems confronting conventional piggyback, the author discusses the economic concerns of lower profits per foot of train length than box-car traffic, failure to reduce terminal costs with TOFC and higher equipment costs. TOFC/COFC has not yet solved the problems of car utilization and terminal handling; some solutions are proposed to increase productivity and profitability.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated

  Watson Publications, 5 South Wabash Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603
• Authors:
  • WHITTEN, H O
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 48-52
• Serial:
  • Modern Railroads/Rail Transit
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0736-2064

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container on flat car; Intermodal terminals; Intermodal transportation; Piggyback transportation; Productivity; Profitability; Trailer on flat car; Utilization
• Old TRIS Terms: Intermodal operations
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Research; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167921
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Modern Railroads/Rail Transit
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM