Multiple Car Rail Costs in North Dakota

This analysis presents the results of a rail cost study for North Dakota grain. The purpose of the analysis is to describe the relative costs associated with various grain gathering alternatives. To that extent, four different levels of service have been analyzed: 1) 52-car single-origin; 2) 52-car two-origin; 3) 26-car single-origin; and 4) 26-car two-origin.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=25
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59241
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Tolliver, Denver D
• Publication Date: 1982-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 19p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Grain; Level of service; Multiple unit cars; Railroad transportation
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01789880
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 22, SP-22
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 2021 4:06PM