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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...s/trr/1980/758/758-004.pdf

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The purpose of this paper is to determine the feasibility of aggregating industrial and utility demands for coal and of serving the demands through a local brokerage operation to reduce transportation cost. This cost saving is associated with the economy of scale of unit-train shipments. The delivered price of western coal is calculated for local users in a given Midwest subregion based on current utility and industrial coal demands. The broker operation would consist of unit-train hauls from western mines, a receiving and storage terminal, local truck or rail transportation from the terminal to each user, and possible transshipment to distant waterfront users. The research focuses on the area of Green Bay-Kewaunee in Wisconsin. Applicability of this brokerage concept to other areas that receive western coal shipments is also discussed.

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01489598

N763

pp 24-28

1980

Transportation Research Record

59th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

0309030730

Digital/other

Figures (1) ; Maps; References (3) ; Tables (4)

Coal; Coal industry; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Physical distribution; Traffic forecasting; Traffic managers; Unit trains

Shippers

Western States; Wisconsin

Freight Transportation; Highways; Railroads; Society

TRIS, TRB

Feb 18 1981 12:00AM

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• BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS IN RAIL BRANCH-LINE EVALUATION
• CONSEQUENCES OF REGULATORY REFORM ON THE OWNER-OPERATOR SEGMENT
• COST-SERVICE MODELING: THEORY AND PRACTICE
• DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RAILROAD-CAR- DISTRIBUTION DECISION MAKING
• Marketing Advantages of Size in the General-Freight Motor Carrier Industry
• MEASURING INTERMODAL PROFITABILITY
• TACTICAL PLANNING FOR COORDINATING RAILROAD OPERATIONS
• THE ENERGY CRISIS AND INTERMODAL COMPETITION
• THEORY FOR ESTIMATING TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS ON A RESTRUCTURED U.S. RAILROAD SYSTEM
• TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN OPERATIONS AND ECONOMICS IN DOMESTIC USE OF CONTAINERS
• TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR DOWNTOWN CURBSIDE PICKUP AND DELIVERY OF FREIGHT
• USE OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS FOR THE DISPLAY AND ANALYSIS OF RAILROAD TRAFFIC FLOWS