Upper Midwest Transportation Issues and Outlooks

This report deals with the following issues regarding the importance of transportation in the Upper Midwest: rationalization of the rail network; remaining competitive with other producing regions; changes in markets and distribution patterns; reregulation of the railroad industry; user fees on inland waterway systems; and seasonality of movement. In conclusion, the future outlook for Upper Midwest freight transportation is discussed.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=18
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59249
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Griffin, Gene C
• Publication Date: 1981-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 13p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Economics; Freight transportation; Future; Inland water transportation; Markets; Railroad transportation; Reregulation; Seasons; User charges
• Geographic Terms: Midwestern States
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01789883
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 15, SP-15
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 2021 4:06PM