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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were faced with the common problem of overcoming the distance and travel time between the marine container terminals and the existing intermodal rail terminals that are some 20 mi from the harbor complex. The distance and travel time meant a high transportation cost of from $70 to $100. The solution was for the ports to develop a major intermodal container transfer facility or several smaller facilities within or in close proximity to the harbor complex. A significant planning effort was undertaken to determine the most feasible type of facility, potential locations, and highway and rail access--all with the minimum possible disruption to the existing marine container terminals and general harbor traffic circulation. The preferred alternative was to construct one centrally located intermodal rail terminal that is only 4 mi from the ports. Various studies including an engineering feasibility study were conducted to determine the most efficient rail terminal layout and operational characteristics. The facility has been designed and is now under construction with an August 1986 operational date.

This paper appeared in Transportation Research Board State-of-the-Art Report 4, Facing the Challenge, The Intermodal Terminal of the Future, Conference on Intermodal Freight Terminal Design, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2-5, 1986. 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

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1986

State-of-the-Art Report

Facing the Challenge. The Intermodal Terminal of the Future

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Conferences; Construction; Design; Freight terminals; Intermodal terminals; Planning; Ports

Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure

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• ADDRESS: DESIGN-AND-BUILD CONCEPT FOR INTERMODAL FREIGHT TERMINALS
• ADDRESS: MARITIME-RAIL INTERFACE
• AUTOMATIC VEHICLE AND CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION USING RADIO FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY
• DESIGN ISSUES RELATED TO THE INTERMODAL MARINE-RAIL INTERFACE
• DOMESTIC CONTAINERIZATION: OVERVIEW OF TERMINAL DESIGN AND OPERATING ISSUES
• DOUBLE-STACK CONTAINERS ON RAIL CARS: THE APL VIEW
• EXAMPLE OF PAVEMENT DESIGN FOR A RAILROAD INTERMODAL TERMINAL
• EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SANTA FE'S CORWITH INTERMODAL FACILITY
• EXPEDITED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY
• EXPERIENCE WITH GRAVEL SURFACE TREATMENT AT CONRAIL INTERMODAL TERMINALS
• FACING THE CHALLENGE. THE INTERMODAL TERMINAL OF THE FUTURE
• FREIGHT TERMINALS AND THE NEED FOR A COMMON COMMUNICATIONS CODE
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS: TERMINAL OF THE FUTURE
• MICROCIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
• NEW INTERMODAL CONCEPTS AT THE PORT OF TACOMA
• PAVEMENT DESIGN OF GANTRY CRANE LANES FOR THE PORT OF PORTLAND
• PHYSICAL SECURITY IN RAILROAD INTERMODAL TERMINALS
• PLANNING, LEASING, AND INTERMODAL FACILITY DEVELOPMENT: PERSPECTIVE OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF SEA-LAND CORPORATION
• ROLLER-COMPACTED CONCRETE PAVEMENT DESIGN PRACTICES FOR INTERMODAL FREIGHT TERMINALS AT THE PORT OF TACOMA
• SANTA FE'S SYSTEM APPROACH TO INTERMODAL CONTROL
• STACKING TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTERMODAL OPERATIONS