A Base Study of the Box and Hopper Car Supply Problem in the United States
The major objective of this study is to identify and analyze national and district trends in boxcar and covered hopper car ownership. The specific objectives of this study are: 1) to review boxcar and covered hopper loadings; 2) to analyze and compare three railroad samples in respect to ownership and loading trends by geographic area; 3) to analyze the economics of current per diem rates; and 4) to describe the physical facilities for unloading boxcars and covered hopper cars at grain port terminal elevators.
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Corporate Authors:
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University
1320 Albrecht Boulevard
Fargo, ND United States 581052 -
Authors:
- Tosterud, Robert J
- Nelson, David C
- Publication Date: 1969-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Research Report
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 85p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Box cars; Car supply (Railroads); Economics; Grain elevators; Grain terminals; Hopper cars; Loading and unloading; Ownership
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01785386
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Publication No. 10, DP-10
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 24 2021 5:10PM