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The purpose of this paper is to show how Santa Fe Railway uses an integrated computer system to manage the physical operation of major intermodal ramps. The computer system was designed to perform many functions with the same source data. For instance, while the system has increased clerical efficiency in record keeping and billing areas, it also has provided a means for better damage and equipment control. The operating computer system is split into three basic systems: a waybilling system, a car and train movement system, and a van system. Although each of these particular areas has its own supervision and responsibilities, it is an integrated system in that the areas cannot be considered totally independent. The main benefit of this system is the ability to take information used predominantly to support one particular area of the operation and blend it with information gathered for other areas to support the entire intermodal facility.

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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State-of-the-Art Report

Facing the Challenge. The Intermodal Terminal of the Future

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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 CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERMODAL CONTAINER TRANSFER FACILITIES
• 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
• STACKING TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTERMODAL OPERATIONS