[PDF][PDF] Transportation Impacts of the US-Canada Free Trade Agreement

JE O'CALLAGHAN, DT Hartgen - Ports, Waterways, Rail, 1988 - onlinepubs.trb.org
Trade between the United States and Canada is the largest in the world, totaling $166
billion. The Free Trade Agreement signed between the United States and Canada in
January 1989 will have varying impact on the transportation systems in both countries.
Discussed and analyzed in this paper are the following five areas indicating the possible
effects of the agreement:(a) the specifics of the Free Trade Agreement,(b) the Canadian
transportation system,(c) the present and projected import and export volumes between the …