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Title: THE CONCEPT OF INTERMODALISM: CAN IT HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF INTERCITY RAIL IN THE UNITED STATES?
Accession Number: 00748181
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: This paper reviews the principles of intermodalism and discusses the application of intermodalism to intercity rail. The discussion is presented under the following headings: Horizontal Integration and the Logic of Intermodalism; European Applications of Horizontal Integration; Intermodalism and the Survival of Amtrak; Intermodalism and Geographic Coverage; What We Can Do and What We Cannot Do; and The Relevance of Intermodalism to Amtrak's Future.
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Monograph Accession #: 00748171
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: COOGAN, M APagination: p. 30-34
Publication Date: 1998-3
Serial: Conference:
National Conference on Critical Issues for the Future of Intercity Passenger Rail
Location:
Washington, D.C. Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures
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; References
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Apr 13 1998 12:00AM
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