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Railroad Transportation

Railroad Transportation. Marketing Logistics. Rail Characteristics. Good fuel economy. Mainly bulk, low-value commodities (coal, stone, lumber), except for finished automobiles. Poor at public relations – critical need for new managers.

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Railroad Transportation

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  1. Railroad Transportation Marketing Logistics

  2. Rail Characteristics • Good fuel economy. • Mainly bulk, low-value commodities (coal, stone, lumber), except for finished automobiles. • Poor at public relations – critical need for new managers. • Becoming more competitive with scheduled intermodal service. --J. B. Hunt, UPS. --Steamship land bridges.

  3. Rail Characteristics -2 • Average Length of Haul 720 miles (1995) • Average train speed 22 miles per hour (35 miles per hour for priority trains). • Mainly deals in carload freight. Prefer batch processing of cars.

  4. Challenges • Railroads prefer unit trains, because switching costs are reduced. • Bulk commodities are diminishing due to reduced manufacturing base. • Railroads are beginning to expand intermodal.

  5. Railroad Rolling Stock.

  6. Railroad Rolling Stock. RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery Hopper Car

  7. Railroad Rolling Stock. Coal, Stone RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery Hopper Car

  8. Railroad Rolling Stock. Coal, Stone RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery Hopper Car

  9. Railroad Rolling Stock. Boxcar RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  10. Railroad Rolling Stock. Freight similar to truck vans --manufactured goods --auto parts. Boxcar RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  11. Railroad Rolling Stock. Gondola car RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  12. Railroad Rolling Stock. Steel, Scrap metal Gondola car RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  13. Railroad Rolling Stock. Auto racks RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  14. Railroad Rolling Stock. Automobiles Auto racks RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  15. Railroad Rolling Stock. Tank Car RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  16. Railroad Rolling Stock. Chemicals Tank Car RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  17. Railroad Rolling Stock. Chemicals Tank Car RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  18. Railroad Rolling Stock. RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  19. Railroad Rolling Stock. Trailer-on- Flatcar (TOFC) RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  20. Railroad Rolling Stock. Trailer-on- Flatcar (TOFC) Intermodal RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  21. Railroad Rolling Stock. Covered hopper. RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  22. Railroad Rolling Stock. Agricultural products, Plastic pellets Covered hopper. RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  23. Railroad Rolling Stock. Log car. RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  24. Railroad Rolling Stock. Refrigerator car (reefer) RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  25. Railroad Rolling Stock. Perishable foodstuffs Refrigerator car (reefer) RailroadForums.com Railroad Photo Gallery

  26. Railroad Rolling Stock. Flatcar Railroad Picture Archives http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/default.aspx

  27. Railroad Rolling Stock. Heavy equipment, large loads. Flatcar Railroad Picture Archives http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/default.aspx

  28. Intermodal Transportation • Use of two or more modes in transportation. • Mainly dependent upon containerized shipments.

  29. Railroad Intermodal • Initially, railroad shippers were located in urban areas and were served by railroads who had been in the city for years.

  30. Railroad Intermodal • Initially, railroad shippers were located in urban areas and were served by railroads who had been in the city for years. • When industry in urban areas closed, railroads often could not gain access to new markets in suburban areas.

  31. Suburban Company Suburban Company

  32. Suburban Company Suburban Company

  33. Suburban Company Suburban Company

  34. Suburban Company Suburban Company

  35. Suburban Company Suburban Company

  36. From: http://freight.railfan.ca/wc/wc36332.jpg

  37. Trailer on Flatcar (TOFC) From: http://freight.railfan.ca/wc/wc36332.jpg

  38. From: http://freight.railfan.ca/wc/wc36170.jpg

  39. Container on Flatcar (COFC) From: http://freight.railfan.ca/wc/wc36170.jpg

  40. Double-stack intermodal train. From: http://www.finnmoller.dk/rail-usa/up-ne/up4360-4394-9740-9503-chapell-01.htm

  41. From Triple Crown Services web site http://www.triplecrownsvc.com/Bimodal.html

  42. From Triple Crown Services web site http://www.triplecrownsvc.com/Bimodal.html

  43. From Triple Crown Services web site http://www.triplecrownsvc.com/Bimodal.html

  44. From Triple Crown Services web site http://www.triplecrownsvc.com/Bimodal.html

  45. Malcolm McLean • “…arguably one of the greatest contributors to the growth of the world economy in the 20th century. In an editorial on his death, the Baltimore Sun stated that "he ranks next to Robert Fulton as the greatest revolutionary in the history of maritime trade." Forbes Magazine called him "one of the few men who changed the world.” --United States Commissioner of Customs, Robert C. Bonner before the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., January 17, 2002. From: International Organization for Standardization website http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/commcentre/news/malcolmmclean.html

  46. Most International Shipping Involves Use of Containers

  47. Most International Shipping Involves Use of Containers

  48. Most International Shipping Involves Use of Containers

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