Freight capacity for the 21st century / Committee for the Study of Freight Capacity for the Next Century, Transportation Research Board.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for the Study of Freight Capacity for the Next Century.

Series:

Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; 271.

Special report ; 271

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Freight--United States--Forecasting.

Railroads.

Freight and freightage--United States.

Freight and freightage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 155 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Transportation Research Board, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-55091-2

OCLC:

923274353