An economic engineering model was developed to estimate start-up and operating costs of an intermodal facility located on a short line railroad. The model developed in this study has many useful features. Costs can be estimated for different equipment configurations and sizes of facilities. Sensitivity analysis provided insight into investment decisions where the proportions of annual operating costs increased at a much lower rate than proportionally larger investment costs. The model provides information for shippers, short line railroads, economic developers, and Class 1 railroads.
Potential for Locating Intermodal Facilities on Short Line Railroads
2000
60 pages
Report
No indication
English
Railroad Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Intermodal transportation , Freight transportation , Rail transportation , Cargo transportation , United States , Rural areas , Literature reviews , Model development , Costs , Sensitivity analysis , Short line railroads , Terminal facilities
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