TRADE-OFF ECONOMICS FOR JUMBO RAIL CARS

The original topic for this presentation was limited to the trade-offs between large railroad cars and track structure. But there are several other economic trade-offs that large cars force the railroad industry to make, and some of these have received rather little analysis or comment. This list includes five topics: 1) Operating expenses for large cars, real compared with formula; 2) Capital costs of large cars: a case of diminishing returns; 3) The relationship between heavy cars and track wear; 4) Heavy cars as a limit on line capacity; 5) The marketing implications of large cars in our post-industrial economy.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Tenth Annual Railroad Engineering Conference, Depew, New York, Sept. 5-7, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  Dresser Transportation Equipment Division

  2 Main Street
  Depew, NY  United States  14043
• Authors:
  • Meislahn, H S
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Engineering economy; Freight cars
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053857
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Dresser Transportation Equipment Division
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM