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Multimodal Freight Transportation

Description

The Multimodal Freight Transportation programs research technology, policy, and operational issues associated with freight transportation as well as issues associated with the interconnection of modes. In addition to freight transportation, the multimodal group also researches issues associated with intercity passenger rail and proposed High Speed Rail (HSR) systems throughout the U.S. Research units within the multimodal group include:

Expertise

The staff and associated personnel includes professional researchers from academic backgrounds including transportation and industrial engineering, as well as urban and regional planning, computer science, transportation management, and economics. Their expertise includes transportation operations and analysis, computer modeling software design and development, structural dynamics, soil mechanics and dynamics, data collection and management, advanced systems applications, and the development of technology transfer strategies. Researchers frequently present papers, lectures, and training sessions on their studies at locations throughout the U.S.

Research Results

Through facilities on the TAMU campus, TTI's Multimodal Freight Transportation programs study and apply innovative approach to address issues currently facing the transportation industry and develop strategies and technologies for improvement of transportation systems. Technologies and recommendations developed by TTI are focused upon strengthening the ability of our sponsors to move people and goods, enhancing the connections between freight modes, and providing solutions that can be implemented in the real world. Our research is currently impacting the decisions made at state and federal agencies as well as at private companies.

Cooperative Relationships/Sponsors

The Multimodal Freight Transportation Division maintains cooperative relationships with the following sponsors:

  • Texas Department of Transportation,
  • Federal Railroad Administration,
  • BNSF,
  • Union Pacific Railroad,
  • Maritime Administration, and
  • United States Department of Transportation.

For More Information

Curtis Morgan
Gibb Gilchrist Building, Room 333
TTI/Multimodal Freight Transportation
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
ph. (979) 845-5817 · fax (979) 862-2708
curtis-m@tamu.edu

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