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Minnesota 2009 Freight Railroad Wall Map (PDF 34"x40", 5.0 MB)
Minnesota 2009 Freight Railroad Map (PDF 8.5"x11", 1.2 MB)
Twin Cities Metro Area 2009 Freight Railroad Map (PDF 8.5"x11", 682 KB)
Minnesota 2009 Train Volumes and Speeds (PDF 8.5"x11", 1.1 MB)
Metro Railroads 2009 Train Volumes and Speeds (PDF 8.5"x11", 739 KB)
Intermodal Terminals in Minnesota (PDF 8.5"x11", 936 KB)
Minnesota Freight Facilities (PDF 1.4 MB)
Minnesota State Rail Bank Corridors (PDF 8.5"x11", 856 KB)
Minnesota Twin Trailer Network (PDF 916 KB)
Freight Facilities Database
The database includes freight-generating facilities in Minnesota, categorized by business type, commodity, and/or location. Maps and attribute tables can be generated to support integrated, multimodal transportation planning. With this information, MnDOT is able to: Develop, evaluate, and prioritize investment decisions and infrastructure needs that consider freight; Identify corridors of high freight activity and plan growth along priority corridors; and Create the foundation for commodity flow modeling. Contact: Matt Pahs
Rail Grade Crossing Improvement Program (RGCIP)
RGCIP is a tool that maintains an accurate, timely and consistent grade crossing and rail infrastructure inventory as well as project, financial, and crash information. Contact: Tim Spencer
Freight Planning Information System
This data tool assists MnDOT in making informed, efficient, and effective decisions and investments regarding modal and intermodal freight needs. This tool is used to: Capture data about goods movements, particularly origins and destinations of major freight flows; Develop commodity flow modeling; and Support MnDOT's focus on corridor-level management and analysis. Contact: Peter Dahlberg
Additional Freight Data Resources
Border Crossing Data: U.S. Canada and U.S. Mexico:
www.bts.gov/programs/international/border_crossing_entry_data/
Domestic Freight Movements:
www.bts.gov/cfs
FHWA Freight Planning:
www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight
Transportation Data and Information:
www.bts.gov
U.S. Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)
www.bts.gov/ntda/cfs/
U.S. International Freight:
www.bts.gov/itt