Twin ports intermodal freight terminal study: evaluation of shipper requirements and potential cargo required to establish a rail-truck-marine intermodal terminal in the twin ports of Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota
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- Author(s)
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Eger, Robert J.; Stewart, Richard; Harder, Frank; Ogard, Libby
- Publisher
- Midwest Regional University Transportation Center
- Date
- Jul 2003
- Subject(s)
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Feeder services; Duluth (Minnesota); Shipping; Freight forwarders; Railroad yards; Surveys; Roll on roll off shipping; Superior (Wisconsin); Intermodal terminals; Commodity flows; Shipper demand
- Series
- MRUTC;02-06
- Abstract
- This study examines the potential for an intermodal freight terminal in the metropolitan area of
Duluth, MN and Superior, WI (Twin Ports). The geographic regions in the US and Canada are
assessed for potential intermodal cargo. Operating intermodal terminals in comparable statistical
metropolitan areas are examined and key success factors derived. Major shippers in the region are
surveyed to determine freight volume, shipper requirements, and destinations of inbound and
outbound freight. Intermodal Marketing Companies and other third party providers are surveyed.
Reebie (Transearch) freight flow data between sixty-six Business Economic Areas (BEAs) and the
Twin Ports are analyzed for freight volume by mode, destinations, lanes and load balance. The
establishment of a Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) marine service with Thunder Bay, Ontario is examined
as a feeder for an intermodal terminal. Operating rail yards in the Twin Ports are cataloged and
evaluated as potential intermodal terminals. An overall determination of the Twin Port's suitability as
an intermodal terminal is presented.
- Description
- 160 p.
- Sponsor(s)
- US Department of Transportation
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/6875
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