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.
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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.
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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