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Chapter 3 The Freight Transportation System

Freight travels over an extensive network of highways, railroads, waterways, pipelines, and airways.  Existing and anticipated increases in the number of freight vehicles, vessels, and other conveyances on both public and private infrastructure are stressing the system as more segments of...