Journal of the Transportation Research Forum (JTRF Volume 44, Number 2 - Summer 2005)

Table of Contents

A Message from the JTRF Co-General Editors
Kofi Obeng and Michael W. Babcock

Articles:

Feasible Activity and Travel Time Allocations with a Discrete Choice Model: An Exploratory Study by Cynthia Chen
Abstract | Full Article

Quantification of the Accuracy of Low Priced GPS Receivers for Crash Location by Thobias Sando, Renatus Mussa, John Sobanjo, and Lisa Spainhour
Abstract | Full Article

Leading Transportation Indicators: Forecasting Waterborne Commerce Statistics Using Lock Performance Data by Mark A. Thoma and Wesley W. Wilson
Abstract | Full Article

Forecasting Cycles in the Transportation Sector by Vincent W. Yao and Brian W. Sloboda
Abstract | Full Article

The Impact of Transportation Costs on Spatial Competition of Grain Buyers: An Iowa Case Study by Miguel A. Carriquiry and Bruce A. Babcock
Abstract | Full Article

Positive Train Control (PTC): Calculating Benefits and Costs of a New Railroad Control Technology by Randolph R. Resor, Michael E. Smith, and Pradeep K. Patel
Abstract | Full Article

Industry Issue Papers:

Benefits, Costs, and Financing of Truck-Only Highway Lanes by David J. Forkenbrock and Paul F. Hanley
Abstract | Full Article

Oil Pipeline Markets and Operations by Bradley Hull
Abstract | Full Article

Airline Passenger Profiling Systems After 9/11: Personal Privacy versus National Security by Timothy M. Ravich
Abstract | Full Article

Book Reviews:

Urban Sprawl and Public Health and Health and Community Design by John W. Baer and Mary B. Baer
Full Article


On the cover: Despite the fact that oil pipelines account for 17% of U.S. intercity ton-miles, little has been written on this mode. Bradley Hull fills this research gap with his article on pipeline economics and operations. (photo credit: Helen Roberts)

General Editors: Michael W. Babcock, Kansas State University and Kofi Obeng, North Carolina A&T State University

Book Review Editor: Jack S. Ventura, Surface Transportation Board

Associate Editors: Richard Gritta, University of Portland; Robert Harrison, University of Texas; Kevin H. Horn, AECOM Consulting Transportation Group; Patrick McCarthy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Barry Prentice, University of Manitoba; and Carl Scheraga, Fairfield University.

Disclaimer: The facts, opinions, and conclusions set forth in the articles contained herein are those of the authors and quotations should be so attributed. They do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Transportation Research Forum (TRF), nor can TRF assume any responsibility for the accuracy or validity of any of the information contained herein.

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