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Identifying and Using Low-Cost and Quickly Implementable Ways to Address Freight-System Mobility Constraints (2010) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 93-94

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From page 93...
... CBD Central Business District CBO Congressional Budget Office CLM Car Location Message CREATE Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program CS&I Communications, Signaling, and Information CSCMP Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals DHS Department of Homeland Security DOD Department of Defense DOT Department of Transportation DST Double-Stack Train dwt Dead Weight Tonnage EJ&E Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAF Freight Analysis Framework FCC Federal Communications Commission FHWA Federal Highway Administration FPM Freight Performance Measurement FRA Federal Railway Administration FSC Freight Stakeholders Coalition Acronyms
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From page 94...
... JIT Just-in-time LCIAT Low-Cost Improvement Analysis Tool LNG Liquefied Natural Gas LOS Level of Service LTL Less than Truckload MARAD Maritime Administration MOW Maintenance of Way MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization MTS Marine Transportation System NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHPN National Highway Planning Network NHS National Highway System NITL National Industrial Transportation League NN National Network NS Norfolk Southern O-D Origin-Destination PPP Public-Private Partnerships PSI Present Serviceability Index PTC Positive Train Control RFID Radio Frequency Identification RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration RO/RO Roll-on/roll-off ROI Return on Investment SCOD AASHTO's Subcommittee on Design STB Surface Transportation Board TEU Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit TIP Transportation Improvement Program TL Truckload TRB Transportation Research Board TWIC Transportation Worker Identification Credential U.S. United States USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USCG United States Coast Guard USDOT United States Department of Transportation VACIS Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System v/c Volume/Capacity Ratios VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
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