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... 117 a p p e n D i X D national-Level Performance Measures: state of Practice
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... TSI is used as a case study because it is analogous to the effort envisioned for the freight performance measurement research project. Five of the measures are directly related to freight: the TSI freight volume index, rail freight revenue ton-miles, U.S.Canada-Mexico surface trade, inland waterway delay, and freight rail yields.
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... 119 Endnotes 1 BTS. Calculations based on Surface Transportation Board, Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis, and Administration, Quarterly Earnings Reports, http://www.stb.dot.gov/ (accessed April 2010)
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Key Terms

  • freight volumes
  • freight performance
  • rail freight
  • freight rail
  • total freight

  • vehicle miles
  • inland waterway


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