Rural freight rail and multimodal transportation improvements - the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Lautala, Pasi; Graman, Gregory; Pentti, Frank; Nelson, David; Rasul, Irfan; Tafesse, Akalu; Pengelly, Sean; Kalluri, Sumanth; Michigan Technological University

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Rural freight rail and multimodal transportation improvements - the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

2014-07-01
By Lautala, Pasi ; Graman, Gregory ; Pentti, Frank ; ...

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Michigan Technological University
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Commodity Flow Freight Transportation Intermodal Facilities Maps Multimodal Transportation Railroad Transportation Rural Areas Trucking
Publication/ Report Number:

RC-1606
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Michigan
Corporate Publisher:

Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Best Practices
Abstract:

Affordable freight transportation is a requirement for survival for rural industries, and in many

cases requires the presence of freight rail systems. This study investigated the transportation

system in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (U.P.). The main outcomes of the study included

development of interactive map of the U.P. rail system and facilities, analysis of truck and freight

rail commodity flows, shipper and railroad input collected via shipper survey and interviews, and

investigations on potential transload facility development. Some of the main findings and

conclusions included; 1) there is a lack of accurate data on U.P. businesses and commodity

flows, 2) while the overall rail system outlook is positive, some light density spur lines may be in

jeopardy, 3) shippers and railroads share similar concerns, offering common ground for

potentially low-cost improvements, if collaborative environment can be established, 4) there is

great interest for a local intermodal/transload facility, but low individual shipper volumes suggest

collaborative approach for facility development.
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2010-0295
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US Transportation Collection
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