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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963871703321

Titolo

Freight capacity for the 21st century / / 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

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 155 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Special report ; ; 271

Disciplina

385/.24/097301

Soggetti

Railroads - Freight - United States - Forecasting

Freight and freightage - United States

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""

Sommario/riassunto

Recommends development of a national policy to promote better management and investment decisions in order to maintain and improve the capacity of the nation's freight system. This report recommends four principles to guide decisions about using, enlarging, funding, or regulating the freight transportation system.