Freight capacity for the 21st century / / Committee for the Study of Freight Capacity for the Next Century, Transportation Research Board
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Freight capacity for the 21st century / / Committee for the Study of Freight Capacity for the Next Century, Transportation Research Board
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, DC, : Transportation Research Board, 2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 155 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 385/.24/097301 |
| Soggetto topico: | Railroads - Freight - United States - Forecasting |
| Freight and freightage - United States | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Freight capacity for the 21st century |
| ISBN: | 0-309-55091-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910963871703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; ; 271.