Multimodal Freight Transportation Within the Great Lakes--Saint Lawrence Basin (2012)

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78 AAR Association of American Railways AIS Aquatic Invasive Species BCO Beneficial Cargo Owner BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics CN Canadian National CP Canadian Pacific CPCS CPCS Transcom Limited CSA Canadian Shipowners Association CSX CSX Transportation Data treated as a singular mass noun, to conform with common usage DC District of Columbia DOT Department of Transportation DRIC Detroit River International Crossing EBTC Eastern Border Transportation Coalition EDRG Economic Development Research Group FAF Freight Analysis Framework FHWA U.S. Federal Highway Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration GDP Gross Domestic Product GIS Geographic Information System GLMRI Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute GLSLB Great Lakes–Saint Lawrence Basin GLSLS Great Lakes–St. Lawrence System GLSLSS Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway System GNR Great Northern Route GRP Gross Regional Product HMT Harbor Maintenance Tax JIT Just-in-time KPI Key Performance Indicator MARAD U.S. Maritime Administration MI Michigan MPO Municipal Planning Organizations NASCO North America’s Corridor Coalition NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NHS National Highway System NY New York NYSDOT New York State Department of Transportation Acronyms/Abbreviations

Acronyms/Abbreviations 79 PPP Public-Private Partnership RAC Railway Association of Canada RFID Radio-frequency identification RORO Roll-on/roll-off SLA Service Level Agreement TC Transport Canada TIGER Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery TRB Transportation Research Board UMTRI University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute U.S. United States USACE US Army Corps of Engineers U.S.DOT United States Department of Transportation VCR Vehicle Capacity Ratio (number of vehicles/capacity)