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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450089803321

Titolo

Freight capacity for the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / Committee for the Study of Freight Capacity for the Next Century, Transportation Research Board

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Transportation Research Board, 2003

ISBN

0-309-55091-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Collana

Special report ; ; 271

Disciplina

385/.24/097301

Soggetti

Railroads - Freight - United States - Forecasting

Freight and freightage - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""SPECIAL REPORT 271: FREIGHT CAPACITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY""; ""TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2003 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE*""; ""THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES""; ""Committee for the Study of Freight Capacity for the Next Century""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE""; ""SOURCES OF CONCERN""; ""OUTLINE OF THE REPORT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Freight Capacity as a Government Policy Issue""; ""PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITIES IN FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION""; ""IMMEDIATE POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING FREIGHT CAPACITY""; ""RECENT POLICY STATEMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""3 Data on System Performance: Trends and Case Studies""""TRENDS IN TRAFFIC, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PERFORMANCE""; ""CASE STUDIES""; ""INDUSTRY INTERVIEWS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX Recent Statements on Freight Policy""; ""TRB STUDIES""; ""NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION""; ""OTHER VIEWS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Study Committee Biographical Information""