Fall 2010 JTRF
Table of Contents
A Message from the Editor
Kofi Obeng and Michael W. Babcock
Articles:
- Evaluation of Design Standards of Four-Hour Volume Traffic Signal Warrant
by Xuesong Zhu, Albert Gan, and David Shen
View Abstract | Full Article (PDF, 555K) - Creating a Financially Feasible High-Performance Metropolitan Transportation System
by Patrick DeCorla-Souza
View Abstract | Full Article (PDF, 433K) - Productivity and Deregulation in the Canadian For-Hire Trucking Industry, 1985-1996
by James Nolan, Pamela Ritchie, and John Rowcraft
View Abstract | Full Article (PDF, 623K) - Empirical Examination of Passing Lane Operational Benefits on Rural Two-Lane Highways
by Ahmed Al-Kaisy and Zachary Freedman
View Abstract | Full Article (PDF, 636K) - Studying the Tailgating Issues and Exploring Potential Treatment
by Miao Song and Jyh-Hone Wang
View Abstract | Full Article (PDF, 982K) - Railroad Operational Performance in the United States
by Denver Tolliver, John Bitzan, and Doug Benson
View Abstract | Full Article (PDF, 584K) - Aircraft Leasing and Its Effects on Air Carriers Debt Burdens: A Comparison Over the Past Several Decades
by Richard Gritta and Ellen Lippman
View Abstract | Full Article (PDF, 405K) - Rail Competition Changes Since the Staggers Act
by Marvin E. Prater, Ken Casavant, Eric Jessup, Bruce Blanton, Pierre Bahizi, Daniel Nibarger, and Isaac Weingram
View Abstract | Full Article (PDF, 1,478K) - Transatlantic Port Issues
by Mary R. Brooks and Larissa M. van der Lugt
View Abstract | Full Article (PDF, 853K)
Book Reviews:
- Port Operations, Planning and Logistics
by Mary R. Brooks
Full Article (PDF, 290K) - The Great Society Subway
by Joshua Schank
Full Article (PDF, 291K) - Transportation Statistics
by Bhuiyan Monwar Alam and Mohammed Abdulkaleem
Full Article (PDF, 295K)
On the cover: Many changes have occurred in the freight railroad industry since deregulation. Marvin Prater and co-authors examine the sufficiency of rail freight competition in rural areas and the effects of intramodal competition on rail rates in "Rail Competition Changes Since the Staggers Act."
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, G.E.C. Inc.; Wesley Wilson, University of Oregon; Barry Prentice, University of Manitoba; Carl Scheraga, Fairfield University; and John Bitzan, North Dakota State University.
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