NCHRP Report 586:

Rail Freight Solutions to Roadway Congestion--Final Report and Guidebook

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Size: 252 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2007

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Joseph G B Bryan; Glen Weisbrod; Carl D Martland; Transportation Research Board
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Front Matter	i-cxxxix
1.1 Rail Freight as a Solution to Congestion	1-2	(skim)
1.2 Objective and Organization of this Guide	3-6	(skim)
2.1 Rail Freight Planning and Policy Issues	7-10	(skim)
2.2 Diversion Obstacles	11-13	(skim)
2.3 Diversion Levers	14-15	(skim)
2.4 Examples of Rail Freight Solutions	16-19	(skim)
3.1 The Three Phase Approach	20-20	(skim)
3.2 The Five Steps for Preliminary Screening	21-44	(skim)
3.3 Further Steps for More Detailed Assessment	45-46	(skim)
4.1 Cooperation First	47-51	(skim)
4.2 Conflict Resolution	52-54	(skim)
4.3 Distribution of Labor	55-55	(skim)
4.4 Institutional Development	56-60	(skim)
4.5 Designing Transactions	61-67	(skim)
4.6 Winning Support	68-72	(skim)
5.1 Assess Congestion Levels and Reduction Needs	73-76	(skim)
5.2 Identify Carrier Cost and Service Levels	77-83	(skim)
5.3 Analyze Overall Logistics Costs	84-88	(skim)
5.4 Estimate Truck to Rail Diversion	89-91	(skim)
5.5 Calculate Traffic & Economic Benefits	92-102	(skim)
5.6 Representation of Benefit-Cost Findings	103-111	(skim)
Chapter 6 - Additional Resources	112-112	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	113-113	(skim)

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