Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Implications
  • Objectives
  • Methodology
  • Data
  • Organization
• Local Grain Industry
  • Grain and Oilseed Production
  • Local Grain Truck Costs
  • Truck Cost Estimates
  • Local Grain Delivery Truck Fleet
  • North Dakota Elevator Industry
  • Road System
  • Rail Network
  • Market Demand
  • Local Processors
  • Remote Markets
• Analysis
  • Producer Delivery Patterns
  • Base Case - Wheat
  • Commodity
  • Barley
  • Corn
  • Production Densities
  • Rail Rates
  • Producer Truck Costs
  • Local Processor Relation Model
• Conclusion
• References
• Appendix A
• Appendix B

North Dakota Strategic Freight Analysis
Item III. Shuttle Trains

Prepared by
Kimberly Vachal

Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota

October 2001

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