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原文传递 POLICY OPTIONS FOR INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION.

题名：	POLICY OPTIONS FOR INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION.
关键词：	INTERMODAL-TRANSPORTATION; FREIGHT-TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION-POLICY; OPTIONS-; FEDERAL-GOVERNMENT; STATE-GOVERNMENT; LOCAL-GOVERNMENTS; SURFACE-TRANSPORTATION; FEDERAL-PROGRAMS; REGULATORY-POLICY; OPERATIONS-MANAGEMENT; FINANCE-; RECOMMENDATIONS-
摘要：	This study of policy options for intermodal freight was initiated by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee in 1995. The Executive Committee recognized that freight transportation is of critical importance to the United States and that intermodal freight transportation is one of the major technological and organizational trends affecting the performance of the sector. The Executive Committee also recognized that the federal government and many state and local governments are working to accommodate public transportation facilities and programs to the needs of intermodal freight. Intermodal freight transportation is any movement of goods that involves two or more modes of transport, for example, shipments of goods in containers that are transferred between truck and rail, and shipment of bulk commodities that involves transfer between rail and water. The total of all such movements accounts for a minority of U.S. freight activity, measured in physical volume of freight or in the cost of services. However, intermodal freight is critical in international trade, in transport of many high-value products, and in military supply; it has been a source of trucking industry cost savings and rail industry revenue growth; and intermodal transfers, which often require coordination of government entities and multiple private-sector firms, can be physical and organizational bottlenecks affecting the performance of the entire freight system. To conduct this study, TRB formed a committee, following National Research Council procedures to ensure a balance of points of view, that included members with expertise in intermodal freight transportation, state and local government transportation administration, and public policy. The committee's conclusions and recommendations are presented in this special report and cover four areas: Principles for government involvement; Federal surface transportation programs affecting freight; Regulatory and operations issues; and Public finance of intermodal freight projects. Also included are the five papers on special topics commissioned by the committee.
总页数：	Transportation Research Board Special Report. 1998. (252) pp327 (1 Fig., 4 Tab., Refs.)
报告类型：	科技报告