03247nam 2200577Ia 450 991096387170332120200520144314.00-309-55091-2(CKB)1000000000033489(EBL)3377930(SSID)ssj0000158272(PQKBManifestationID)11149278(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158272(PQKBWorkID)10147608(PQKB)11420789(MiAaPQ)EBC3377930(Au-PeEL)EBL3377930(CaPaEBR)ebr10078696(OCoLC)923274353(BIP)7995001(EXLCZ)99100000000003348920021022d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFreight capacity for the 21st century /Committee for the Study of Freight Capacity for the Next Century, Transportation Research Board1st ed.Washington, DC Transportation Research Board20031 online resource (x, 155 pages) illustrationsSpecial report ;271Description based upon print version of record.0-309-07746-X Includes bibliographical references.""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""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.Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ;271.RailroadsFreightUnited StatesForecastingFreight and freightageUnited StatesRailroadsFreightForecasting.Freight and freightage385/.24/097301MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963871703321Freight capacity for the 21st century4473368UNINA