A NATIONAL FREIGHT CAR POOL

A Symposium was held on the subject of a National Freight Car Pool, and the proceedings are presented here, consisting of several papers and some discussions. One paper reviews the proposed solutions. A four person panel discusses the pros and cons of such a Pool. A paper covers the financing of the National Freight Car Pool. A three person panel discusses the benefits of such a pool. Another paper discusses the operation of an industry-wide car pool, and a final paper covers the steps in creating such a pool.

• Corporate Authors:

  Railway Systems and Management Association

  181 East Lake Shore Drive
  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: 70 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Management Review
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Railway Systems and Management Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car distribution (Railroads); Car utilization (Railroads); Carpools; Economics; Finance; Freight cars; Freight service
• Old TRIS Terms: National freight car pool; Pools
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054117
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 1974 12:00AM