Focus on Freight

UTC Expands Freight Research with Gift from CN

In 2009 CN committed to supporting the Urban Transportation Center's ongoing freight research for the next three years, providing an annual gift of $100,000 to support research in policy areas such as infrastructure, regulation, freight efficiency, performance measures and grade crossing safety. In addition to research activities, UTC also created a CN Fellowship to provide for student support and has conducted workshops and seminars on freight-related topics. A summary of the first year's activities is contained in the Annual Report to the CN Railway 2009-2010.

UTC has been involved in freight research for a number of years, addressing a variety of issues related to freight policy, economics and land-use activities. Funding sources for freight research include CN Railway, Center for Freight & Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), and the Illinois Department of Transportation funded METSI project

 

CN Supported Papers and Presentations


Annual Report to the CN Railway 2009-2010


Chicago's CREATE Program: A Successful Public/Private Partnership:     Presentation        Paper


Development of Small-Area Origin-Destination Freight Flows for Metropolitan Planning


Challenges and Opportunities for the Illinois Coal Industry


 

UTC Freight-Related Research Projects

 

Freight Planning Support System for Northeastern Illinois

Principal Investigator:

Kazuya Kawamura

 

The Impact of Freight Congestion on the Chicago Area Commute

Principal Investigator:

Joseph DiJohn

 

Rapid Replacement/Construction of Bridges

Principal Investigator:

P.S. Sriraj

 

Systemwide Information for Transportation Assessment and Research: Chicago Region Freight Study

Principal Investigator:

Kazuya Kawamura

 

Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study

Principal Investigator:

Kazuya Kawamura

 

Impact Analysis for Freight Operation Improvements

Principal Investigator:

Kazuya Kawamura

 

Development, Evaluation and Testing of Intelligent Transportation Databases for Motor Carrier Safety

Principal Investigator:

Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah

 

Factors Affecting Collisions at Gated Rail-Highway Crssings: A Northeastern Illinois Case Study

Principal Investigator:

Paul Metaxatos

 

 

CFIRE

METSI Project

The Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics

CN

CREATE

CMAP Freight Committee

The Transportation Research Forum

TRF Chicago

The Canadian Transportation Research Forum