The report presents an overview of the intermodal freight transportation industry. Then government intermodal freight planning and participation including examples of government sponsored intermodal projects are presented. An intemodal freight planning procedures is then proposed. A terminal capacity analysis is performed as required for a terminal prioritization process. Finally, three prioritization strategies are proposed and illustrated using data collected from Texas. The system is designed to rank by facility for a given network, utilizing facility operational and physical attributes.


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    Title :

    Evaluating Intermodal Freight Terminals: A Framework for Government Participation


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    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    130 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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