Freight Planning

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Here outlined are our most current local, state, and national resources addressing freight activity. Also provided below are a number of highlight sources of freight information and data. Freight Information FHWA’s Freight Facts & Figures 2011 edition, and the summary tables for the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF3)are now available. View the Vermont Rail Council Schedule & Minutes. VTrans is currently coordination development of the Vermont Statewide Freight Plan. 2010 View the NARC’s Resource Manual Building Planning Capacity Between Public and Private Sector Partners in the Freight Industry : For Public and Private Freight Planning Interests Oct 2009 BTS’s Commodity Flow Survey State Summary for Vermont 2007. KING STREET CROSSING ~ BURLINGTON WATERFRONT ~ AUG 2006   View FHWA’s publications; The 2010 Freight and Air Quality Handbook, and the 2005 report; “Assessing the Effects of Freight Movement on Air Quality at the National and Regional Level”. Download the latest Vermont Border Crossing Freight Data Jul 2009. View CCMPO’s FY-2006 product for the Transportation Planning Initiative (TPI) Work Plan Task – “Identification of Marketable and Developable Property Adjacent To Railroad Rights-of-Way Throughout the State of Vermont” Jul 2006. Information on “Quiet Zones” 2006. On December 2004, the CCMPO Board of Directors passed a Rail Resolution. Participate in the “Talking Freight” Seminar Series, hosted by the FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations. This series is part of an initiative aimed at providing technical training, tools, and information on freight planning via an interactive forum utilizing the telephone and the WWW. Freight & Rail Library Click here for a Freight Studies listing. Click here for a Rail Studies listing. Click here for study listingfor the Western Vermont Corridor. “Chittenden County and The Western Vermont Rail Corridor” summary paper (2003) Meetings & Information Testimony indicates RDCs have advantages over Colorado Railcars~ Jan 2007 View the RDC Slideshow Exploring Passenger Rail Service for the Burlington area ~ 24 Mar 2006

Vermont Rail Initiatives

National Studies of Interest

Primary Data

Freight Resources

Vermont:

• VTrans – Vermont State Rail Program
• AmTrak – Vermonter
• AmTrak – Ethan Allen Express
• AmTrak – Vermonter Photobank
• Vermont – Truck Network
• New England Railroad Photo Archive
  

  Federal:

   

• FHWA – Office of Freight Management & Operations
• FHWA – Freight Planning
• Freight Model Improvement Program (FMIP)
• Federal Railroad Administration
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  

  Other Freight-Related Associations & Resources:

   

• AASHTO’s – Freight Transportation Network
• Intermodal Association of North America (IANA)
• American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)
• The International Freight Association (IFA)
  

  Trucking Associations & Resources:

   

• The Truckers Report ~ Complete Guide to Trucker Resources
• Truckinfo.Net
  

  Rail Associations & Resources:

   

• American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA)
• Association of American Railroads (AAR)
• Operation Lifesaver – Rail Safety Education
• North America’s Freight Railroads
  

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  For further information, contact Michele Boomhower at 802.660.4071 x15.