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Rural Freight Transportation Conference
 Highlighting economic, planning, and policy issues associated with promoting effective and efficient multimodal export alternatives for rural economies
The conference was held at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott in Bloomington, MN on Sept. 8, 2004. Guests also had the opportunity to attend U.S. Midwest Specialty Grains Conference on Sept. 9-10.
Presentations
- Leveraging Rural Freight Transportation Resources, Leo Penne, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.
View Presentation (PDF, 813K)
- Innovative Financing Infrastructure for Rural Freight Needs, Kate Quinn, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. DOT
View Presentation (PDF, 41K)
- Valuing and Managing Rural Infrastructure, Toby Madden, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
View Presentation (PDF, 79K)
- Successes in Public-Private Partnerships, Mark Berndt, Wilbur Smith Associates
View Presentation (PDF, 5401K)
- Moving Containers on the Mississippi River, Jerry Fruin, University of Minnesota
View Presentation (PDF, 2888K)
- Managing Roads for Rural Economies, David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota Department of Transportation
View Presentation (PDF, 7067K)
- Serving Missouri River User Needs, Chris Dager, Tennessee Valley Authority
View Presentation (PDF, 1550K)
- Understanding Upper Mississippi Investments, Wesley Wilson, University of Oregon
View Presentation (PDF, 127K)
- Intermodal Terminals in Small and Medium-Sized Cities, Libby Ogard
View Presentation (PDF, 2667K)
- Challenges & Opportunities in Containerized Agricultural and Rural Freight Product Marketing
- Kimberly Vachal - North Dakota State University
View Presentation (PDF, 263K)
- Steve Salzman - Burlington Northern Santa Fe
View Presentation (PDF, 1430K)
- Peter Friedman - Agricultural Ocean Transportation Coalition (AgOTC)
View Handout (PDF, 14K)
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