Hauling urban ore

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Waste Age; (United States)

OSTI ID:7177736

Lueck, P A ^[1]

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1. Cargo-Master Inc., Dallas, TX (US)

This paper reports that during the last few years, many railroads have viewed this country's growing MSW disposal problem as mountains of urban ore, referring to the potential revenues in its transportation. Much to the chagrin of the railroads, however, few endeavors to mine this new market have panned out. The MSW disposal problem is most acute in the Northeast, where numerous urban landfills were due to close early this year. Unfortunately, large-scale mass movement of MSW by railroads in the Northeast have failed to materialize. At least one railroad in the West is actively transporting MSW via rail. On April 1, 1991, the Union Pacific (UP) began transporting MSW in double stack containers from Seattle, Wash., to a landfill in Arlington, Ore. Working with Washington Waste Systems, the UP upgraded part of its trackage and dedicated space and equipment to serve that city's disposal needs.

• OSTI ID: 7177736
• Journal Information: Waste Age; (United States), Vol. 22:5; ISSN 0043-1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
MUNICIPAL WASTES
WASTE DISPOSAL
SOLID WASTES
RAILWAYS
URBAN AREAS
WASTE TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT
TRANSPORT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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