This handbook is designed to provide guidance for preparing economic analyses used to guide facilities investment decisions. It provides economic analysis policy and procedures to be used by Navy commands and field offices that prepare and review facility economic analyses. The handbook utilizes policy provided in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-94 and Department of Defense Instructions.

This UFC provides technical requirements to design and rehabilitate railroad track, terminals, and loading facilities, along with information on construction. This UFC is for railroad lines operated at speeds and traffic volumes lower than common in the commercial industry. The technical requirements on terminal design are for small terminals handling military cargo: primarily tracked or wheeled vehicles and intermodal containers. This UFC, supplemented with the specified references, provides information for general purposes.