Issue Concerning Transfers of Wealth as a Result of State Rail Freight Assistance Programs

Section 803 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1975 as amended in 1979 provides for public financial assistance to states on an 80/20 matching basis for state rail freight assistance programs. The program is a direct result of the financial condition of the railroad industry and the corresponding current disinvestment that is taking place in the form of abandonment of branch lines and occasionally main lines.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=11
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60651
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Griffin, Gene C
  • Berreth, Gary
• Publication Date: 1980-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 5p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Branch lines; Freight transportation; Main lines; Railroads
• Identifier Terms: Rail Freight Assistance Program; Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01832293
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 8, SP-8
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 5 2022 6:11PM