"The report covers a period of great significance for railroading in the U.S as it contains a number of milestones now shaping the future performance of the industry. The specific subject is improving inter-modal service so that it can support state and regional highway planning, now facing severe financial cut-backs as revenue sources become fully committed to bond servicing, user taxes, loose purchasing power and fuel consumption begins to fall."
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Southwest Region University Transportation Center, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin
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Austin, Texas
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The potential for improving rail international intermodal services in Texas and the Southwest region of the United States
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Research report (Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.))
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"The report covers a period of great significance for railroading in the U.S as it contains a number of milestones now shaping the future performance of the industry. The specific subject is improving inter-modal service so that it can support state and regional highway planning, now facing severe financial cut-backs as revenue sources become fully committed to bond servicing, user taxes, loose purchasing power and fuel consumption begins to fall."
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xviii, 59 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
"April 2011."
"Research report SWUTC/11/473700-00076-1."
"Report 473700-00076-1"--Tech. report doc. p.
"Supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program"--Tech. report doc. p.
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Blaze, James R. & Harrison, Robert.The potential for improving rail international intermodal services in Texas and the Southwest region of the United States,
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June 2011;
Austin, Texas.
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