A Preliminary Appraisal of the Safety and Operational Effects on the Regional Transportation System Caused by New Rail-Truck Intermodal Facilities

014699352012Final ReportPDFTech Report25-1121-0001-121K-TRAN 09-7Intermodal facilitiesFreight transportationMultimodal transportationRailroadsTruckingRegional planningResearch HubContainerizationRailroadsFreightTruckingRegional planningKansasUnited StatesMid-America Transportation CenterMulinazzi, Thomas E.Schrock, Steven D.Fitzsimmons, Eric J.Rescot, Robert A.Mid-America Transportation CenterUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUniversity Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)NTL-FREIGHT-IntermodalismNTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATIONNTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATIONNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYUS Transportation CollectionPotential for impacts to a small Kansas city were evaluated in light of a planned rail to truck intermodal facility. The city of Edgerton, Kansas, was selected for an intermodal terminal in 2006 by a Class I railroad due to its regional proximity to the Kansas City market and market conditions favorable to such a facility. Through an analysis of various reports and literature along with original traffic, railroad, and environmental data, along with citizen feedback, the framework was laid to be able to compare the impacts of the facility to a snapshot in time prior to its opening