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CE 515 Railroad Engineering

CE 515 Railroad Engineering. History of Intermodal. “Transportation exists to conquer space and time -”. What is Intermodal?. “transportation involving more than one mode of transportation during a single journey.” Rail Truck Container Ship Barges. Beginnings.

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CE 515 Railroad Engineering

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  1. CE 515 Railroad Engineering History of Intermodal “Transportation exists to conquer space and time -”

  2. What is Intermodal? “transportation involving more than one mode of transportation during a single journey.” • Rail • Truck • Container Ship • Barges

  3. Beginnings • Can date back to at least 1880s • Long Island Rail Road

  4. Beginning of Current Intermodal • Started with Southern Pacific in 1953 • By end of 1954 eighteen Class I railroads introduced piggybacking • Standardization problems

  5. Interstate Highway Act • Established in 1956 • Created the interstate highway system • Increased competition from trucks • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJBpg24A6Ok

  6. Trailer on Flat Car • Trailer on Flat Car service was offered • Allowed for shippers to load product in truck trailers and then ship by rail • Required 40 jacks and chains

  7. Collapsible Trailer Hitch • Invented in 1957 by Les Robinson • Eliminated tie-downs • Could be lowered allowing trailers to drive over it

  8. 1960s • International traffic began to develop • 1966: 1sttrans-Atlantic containers transported • Late 1960s: 1sttrans-Pacific container services began

  9. Land Bridge • Moving freight across the country from a port on one coast to a port on the other coast

  10. 1970s • Shift from retailer to wholesaler • Mechanized Loading • Double-stack car • 4-R Railroad Act

  11. 1980s • Deregulation via the Staggers Act (1980) • Allowed railroads to change price without interference • Become more competitive with trucks

  12. Intermodal Traffic Growth

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