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Apr 26, 2012
Intermodal Rail Yards: Operations Drive the Design
Publication: Ports '01: America's Ports: Gateway to the Global Economy
Abstract
In the past five years KPFF Consulting Engineers has designed several intermodal rail yards for container terminals including: Pier T at the Port of Long Beach; Terminal 18 at the Port of Seattle and Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle. Because every shipper operates differently, every intermodal yard must be designed differently. This paper will describe some of the ways that each of the designs was affected by the operational methods of the terminal tenant, possible future changes in terminal operations, and the opportunities and challenges of each site.
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Ports '01: America's Ports: Gateway to the Global Economy
Pages: 1 - 9
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© 2001 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Beaches
- Business management
- Coastal engineering
- Coasts, oceans, ports, and waterways engineering
- Consulting services
- Container shipping
- Freight transportation
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Infrastructure
- Piers
- Ports and harbors
- Practice and Profession
- Professional services
- Rail transportation
- Shores
- Transportation engineering
- Water and water resources
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Steven Kingsley
P.E.
Associate, KPFF Consulting Engineers, 1520 Fourth Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98101
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