An official website of the United States government
Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Many carbon footprint tools such as the two UIC tools, EcoTransIT and EcoPassenger 1 , help
costumers choose the most environmental friendly way of transport, which in most cases is rail. Until
now, these calculation tools have considered only the operation phase and energy provision, not the...
The Annual Energy Outlook 2007, prepared by the Energy Information Administration, presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030. The projections are based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System.
Several states have indicated a desire to upgrade existing railroad corridors between well-populated cities for improved passenger rail service that is time competitive with air and/or auto on a door-to- door basis for trips in the approximate range of 100 to 500 miles. Once a corridor is upgraded...
This digest contains recommendations for strategies, tools, and techniques to better manage major transit capital projects over $100 million. Information is presented on various estimation, project-0managemetn, and cost-containment approaches that were applied successfully to 14 case studies. The...
This paper documents the major changes in rail freight service productivity and the overall changes in rail prices over the period 1965 to 1995. Over this period, productivity improvements produced annual savings approaching $25 billion by 1995, with most of the savings achieved after 1983. Despite...
A collection of articles covering various aspects of transportation research. Articles included: Wireless Communications and Freeway Incident Reporting, Productivity and Prices in the U.S. Rail Industry: Experience From 1965 to 1996 and Prospects for the Future, Railroad Monopoly in Grain...
Fifteen countries were represented at the November 2003 International Symposium on Road Pricing held in Key Biscayne, Florida. Participants discussed the rationale and motivations for implementing pricing strategies, the use of pricing revenues, and project outcomes. Drawing on resource papers,...