Short Line Rail: Its Role in Intermodalism and Distribution

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Figure 4.1: Tonnage on Highways, Railroads and Inland Waterways: 2002………… 46
Figure 4.2: Top Water Ports by Tonnage: 2006………………………………………… 48
Figure 4.3: Top 25 Foreign-Trade Gateways by Value: 2006…………………………. 49
Figure 4.4: Major Truck Routes on the National Highway System: 2002…………….. 50
Figure 4.5: Major Truck Routes on the National Highway System: 2035…………….. 51
Figure 4.6: Components of Major Freight Corridors……………………………………. 52
Figure 4.7: Major Freight Corridors………………………………………………………. 53
Figure 4.8: Major Truck Routes on NHS: 2035…………………………………………. 56
Figure 5.1: Railroad Share of Intercity Ton-Miles………………………………………. 59
Figure 5.2: Growth in U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles by Mode: 1980 – 2004……. 60
Figure 5.3: Current Train Volumes Compared to Current Capacity…………………... 66
Figure 5.4: Train Volumes in 2035 Compared to Current Capacity…………………… 67
Figure 6.1: Total U.S. Population: 1990 to 2000………………………………………… 69
Figure 6.2: Total Population by Region: 1900 to 2000………………………………….. 70
Figure 6.3: Population Distribution by Region: 1900 to 2000…………………………... 70
Figure 6.4: Percent Change in Population per Decade by Region: 1900 to 2000…… 71
Figure 6.5: Population Density by Region: 1900 to 2000………………………………. 72
Figure 6.6: Percent of Total Population Living in Metropolitan Areas and in Their
Central Cities and Suburbs: 1900 to 2000……………………………………….. 72
Figure 6.7: Percent of Total Population in Metropolitan Areas by Size of
Metropolitan Area Population: 1900 to 2000……………………………………. 74
Figure 6.8: Population Density by Metropolitan Area Status: 1950 to 2000…………. 77
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