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Accession Number
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PB2013-101870
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Title
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Transportation Impacts of the Chicago River Closure to Prevent an Asian Carp Infestation.
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Publication Date
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Jul 2012
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Media Count
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34p
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Personal Author
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A. Strong L. Salvatore N. Sikka
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Abstract
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This project develops a simple linear programming model of the Upper Midwest regions rail transportation network to test whether a closure of the Chicago River to freight traffic would impact the capacity constraint of the rail system. The result suggest that the rail network in the Upper Midwest regions are nowhere near approaching capacity and that a closure would have little impact on the rail network. Two noteworthy sets of commodities may be adversely affected, cereal grains and other agricultural product and gravel and crushed stone.
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Keywords
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Chicago River
Commodities
Freight traffic
Rail closures
Rail system
Rail transportation
Transportation impacts
Upper Midwest regions
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Source Agency
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N/A
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NTIS Subject Category
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43G - Transportation
85I - Railroad Transportation
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Corporate Author
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Nebraska Univ.-Lincoln. Mid-America Transportation Center.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1307
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Contract Number
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N/A
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