Demand Analysis for Coal on the United States Inland Waterway System: Fully Modified Cointegration (FM-OLS) Approach

Chi, Junwook; Baek, Jungho

doi:10.5399/osu/jtrf.50.1.2671

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“…Predictive modeling specifically for coal has been conducted for the inland waterway system. One such model incorporates transportation rates, coal production, coal consumption, and coal exports to model the predicted demand for barge transportation on the inland waterway system (14). This model was designed to help planners and policy makers plan for infrastructure improvements and maximize the efficiency of the existing network.…”

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Intermodal Network Model of Coal Distribution in the United States

Blandford

Grossardt

Shouse

et al. 2015

Transportation Research Record

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This paper describes an intermodal network model based on the geographic information system for the shipment of coal in the United States. The research contributes to a better understanding of a portion of the energy transportation system and how rail, water, and highway are integrated to deliver energy goods. Coal movements were modeled across the network with the Energy Information Administration's 2010 data, providing detailed origin, destination, primary mode, and volume information for coal movements in the United States. The model identifies the optimum routes for coal shipments on the basis of a rate structure that accounts for the relative costs of shipping by each of the modes. The model results reveal the wide distribution of Powder River Basin coal, with a market area that reaches across the West and the Midwest. Both Texas and Illinois, the two largest coal consumers by state, derive virtually all their coal from the West or from within state. Appalachian Basin coal serves domestic and export markets primarily in the east and southeastern United States. Only the Ohio River provides significant movement of Central Appalachian Basin coal to the West and the South. The presented research demonstrates the potential for integrated models to accommodate energy-related or similar data. The model is a tool freight planners can use to identify energy transportation corridors of significance. Results from this model can inform efforts related to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act for developing a national freight network and a national freight strategic plan.

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Section: Intermodal Network Modelingmentioning

confidence: 99%