Impacts of Seasonal Rail Rates on Grain Flows and Storage in North Dakota

Reported in this paper is an analysis of the influence of seasonal rail rates on the movement of wheat, on transport modes, and on location of storage facilities. Specific objectives were to describe the historical conditions associated with seasonal rail grain rates in North Dakota; to check for trends and seasonality patterns in grain flows from North Dakota and for trends in storage capacity and grain inventory locations; to evaluate the extent to which seasonal rates have affected the modal share and timing of grain shipments and location of new grain storage capacity; and to identify economic incentives provided by different levels of seasonal rates and attempt to gauge their influence on grain flows from North Dakota.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=185
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58930
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052

  North Dakota State University, Fargo

  Agricultural Experiment Station
  Fargo, ND  United States  58102

  Department of Agriculture

  Economics and Statistics Service
  Washington, DC  United States  20250
• Authors:
  • Wilson, William W
  • Hvinden, Steven C
  • Cosgriff, John G
• Publication Date: 1981-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Research Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 68p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Grain; Location; Railroad transportation; Rates; Seasons; Storage facilities; Trend (Statistics)
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01789144
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Publication No. 37, DP-37
• Contract Numbers: Agreement 58-319W-8-2455X
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 22 2021 11:04AM