A hierarchical typology of intermodal air-rail connections at large airports in the United States.

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• Creators:
  Goetz, Andrew R. ; Vowles, Timothy M.
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Intermodal Transportation for Economic Competitiveness
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Airports Intermodal Transportation Quality Of Service Railroad Transportation Rail Transit
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Intermodal Transportation
• Abstract:
  In July 2005, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report discussing
  
  intermodal transportation strategies in developing airport intermodal capabilities (USGAO 2005). In this
  
  report, the GAO identified those airports that had a direct rail or bus connection, to either nationwide or
  
  local systems, among the largest 72 US airports. GAO found 13 airports directly connected to
  
  nationwide rail (the Amtrak system), and 27 airports directly connected to local or regional rail systems
  
  (see Figure 1). The GAO “considered a direct connection to consist of a transfer point (such as a bus
  
  stop or rail station) that is accessible from airport terminals either by walking, an automated people
  
  mover, or direct shuttle” (USGAO 2005, p. 7).
  
  Unfortunately, the GAO definition of a “direct” intermodal connection did not distinguish among
  
  numerous important characteristics that define the quality of an intermodal air-rail linkage. For
  
  example, there is a huge difference between service provided at an on-airport rail station that is
  
  accessible by walking as opposed to having to take a shuttle to an off-airport rail station. There are
  
  differences in the type and length of shuttle services between airports and rail stations. Likewise, rail service at an airport that connects to a national rail system is different from service that is only local or
  
  regional. Also, airport rail service that is more frequent and connected to a large rail system is much
  
  different from rail service that is infrequent and may only feature one line of service with limited
  
  connectivity. All of these factors must be considered when assessing the quality of air-rail connections.
  
  
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• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
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