OPEN OR CLOSED? ACCESS AND THE REGULATORY FUTURE OF THE CANADIAN RAIL INDUSTRY
A major cornerstone of historical Canadian rail transport policy has been the movement of agricultural products for export from Central Canada to ocean port. But since the late 1970's, Canadian transportation regulators have been moving increasingly towards de-regulation and away from direct government intervention. Much has changed with respect to federal policy towards transportation in the last 20 years, and nowhere have more changes been made than in the rail sector. But recent problems with the movement of grain from western Canada to port position, blamed partially on strategic behavior by the Canadian railways, has instigated another round of transportation policy reform.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Research Forum
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Authors:
- Nolan, James
- Fulton, Murray
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Conference:
- Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Forum
- Location: Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: 2000-11-29 to 2000-12-1
- Publication Date: 2000
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 599-619
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Access; Agricultural products; Competition; Deregulation; Grain; Pricing; Rail transit; Railroad rails; Regulatory constraints; Transportation policy; Trucking
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00804797
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 11 2001 12:00AM