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Title: INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSFER FACILITIES IN CALIFORNIA
Accession Number: 00382945
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The increase in international trade through California ports is creating transportation problems in the urbanized regions adjacent to these ports. Most intermodal freight transfer facilities are being planned or constructed as part of seaport expansion due to this increase in trade. Although these transfer facilities may alleviate some problems on the transportation system, they may also exacerbate others. Any modal shifts from turck to rail that result from the relocation of transfer facilities in closer proximity to the ports must be viewed in the context of the overall increase in rail traffic. The projected increase in container cargo and coal and grain exports equates to significantly higher volumes of rail traffic through highly urbanized areas. Although modal shifts may benefit highway truck traffic, increases in rail traffic could create severe problems, particularly at grade crossings in the Los Angeles area. The focus of this paper is on the role of the state, specifically the California Department of Transportation, in port access planning. The role of the state is reexamined in the light of increases in international trade through California's ports and the impact of these increases on the transportation systems that provide access to the ports. In addition, proposed intermodal freight transfer facilities are examined to determine if such facilities will have a significant effect on the problems associated with increased port traffic. (Author)
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Urban Goods Movement. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 00390459
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Roberts, NoreenFelts, WilliamEditors: Herman, Scott CPagination: pp 68-72
Publication Date: 1983
Serial: ISBN: 0309036089
Media Type: Print
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM
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