Effect of Rail Switching on Intermodal Transfer Capacity

Abstract

During the 1980's American railroads entered into a new technological era which some consider to be making a far greater change than the conversion from steam to diesel locomotives. This change occurred in the basic elements of freight handling and distribution. The deregulation of intermodal freight and the railroads to usher in new marketing strategies in order to become more competitive with the trucking industry. For over a century boxcars provided the standard vehicle for transporting general goods. Just after the turn of the century, some railroads began using containers and piggyback trailers for less than car load and special shipments. Gradually more of this intermodal transport was being used by railroads, and by the late seventies, railroads, began to reserve entire trains for intermodal traffic. Keywords: Rail switching.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 06, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226185

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