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In 1985 the Port of Tacoma completed two new railroad intermodal facilities that embody a whole series of features that are unique in the port industry. Both facilities are located immediately adjacent to major container terminals, which makes possible dramatic savings in time and money required to move containers rapidly from ship to dedicated railroad trains of double-stack cars. The South Intermodal Yard was constructed by the port and is operated by a third-party contractor. It is served by, and available to, two main-line transcontinental railroads. The pavement of the yard is roller-compacted concrete (RCC) and is the first successful project of its kind in the country. Manning of the operation is by ILWU longshoremen under a new agreement that may set trends on the West Coast. Other interesting features are Sea-Land's four new unit trains (double stack) that operate weekly out of the facility and a unique interchange yard that allows efficient switching to the intermodal yard itself. The North Intermodal Yard was completed by modifying existing rail yards in a construction time of 6 weeks. The use of RCC was a major contributor to fast completion. About 80 percent of all imported container traffic coming into Tacoma is destined for U.S. markets in the Midwest and on the East Coast. This makes the port's intermodal rail connections a vital link in assuring that container cargo coming in through the port is moved rapidly to its final destination.

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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Conferences; Container cars; Doublestack service; Freight terminals; Intermodal terminals; Labor agreements; Ports; Railroad cars by type; Railroad yards; Roller compacted concrete

Double stack container cars

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

TRIS, TRB

Jul 31 1987 12:00AM

• 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
• 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