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Source: Adapted from Commission for Integrated Transport, London (2004) High-speed rails: international comparisons, Steer Davies Gleave. Over many regional transport systems, high-speed rail is competing with air transportation, often considering time and distance factors. Airports are usually located far from city centers, while conventional and high-speed train stations are much

The Japanese Shinkansen, or “bullet train” was one of the first high-speed train networks to be established in 1964 after beginning construction in 1959. Its initial speed was 220 km/hour, reducing travel times between Tokyo and Osaka by about a half; from more than 8 hours to 4 hours. Two

Author: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue High speed rail refers to passenger rail systems running at operational speed between 200 and 300 km/h, and above in some cases. 1. High Speed Rail Networks Although trains could reach 200 km/hr by the beginning of the 20th century, operational speeds rarely surpassed 130 km/hr.

Source: adapted from M. Rahimi, A. Asef-Vaziri and R. Harrison (2008) Integrating Inland Ports into the Intermodal Goods Movement System for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Metrans Transportation Center, Project 07-01. Among the functions that provide added value for freight:

Year “Triple E Class” “E Class” (Emma Maersk) “S Class” (Sovereign Maersk) Capacity (TEU) 18,000 14,500 8,400 Length (meters) 400 393 348 Width (meters) 59 56 43 Draft (meters) 15.5 15.5 14 Deadweight (tons) 165,000 156,900 105,000 Speed (knots) 23 (19 optimal) 25.5 25 The threshold for containerized maritime shipping

Photo: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, 2007. The global trade of grain using maritime shipping is an activity that has taken place on a large scale for more than a century. It is an activity that involves large volumes and low-profit margins, with shipments being constantly traded. It is not uncommon that

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis. Note: sales figures between 1942 and 1951 are not available because of the disruptions brought by the Second World War). From the 1930s to 2000, car sales in the United States have steadily grown, with fluctuations closely related to economic cycles of expansion and recession.

Source: RITA/BTS. Table 1-38: Average Length of Haul, Domestic Freight and Passenger Modes. Commodity Flow Survey. In miles. The average length of passenger hauls in the United States underlines a clear distinction between modes. The average haul length for air transport has increased to about 875 miles, underlining a growth

Photo: Dr. Theo Notteboom, 2009. Economies of scale and the size specialization of containerships are apparent in the above photo at the port of Algeciras, Spain, which is a major transshipment hub at the Strait of Gibraltar. At the forefront, a ship of 2,800 TEU (Maersk Jamestown) can be used

Locational change is a process according to which the number, capacity, nature, and location of production are modified to make a production unit more productive, cost-effective, and accessible. The above figure represents a simplification of the process with four locations and four products with their respective markets and four possible