THE ECONOMICS OF RAIL TRANSPORT OF COAL

The energy crisis will create tremendous new markets for coal, and railroads must not impede these markets. Unit trains are a necessity since competing modes of transportation are emerging such as pipeline. Car utilization is critical to low costs. Unit trains are a management concept rather than a technology. Lack of standardization in freight car design leads to higher first costs and higher maintenance costs.

• Corporate Authors:

  Railway Systems and Management Association

  181 East Lake Shore Drive
  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Authors:
  • Morris, R N
  • Boyce, A R
  • Sward, J D
  • Peterson, T D
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: 32 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Management Review
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Railway Systems and Management Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car utilization (Railroads); Coal; Coal industry; Coal resources; Contract rates; Costs; Economics; Energy resources; Freight cars; Freight traffic; Rates; Unit trains; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design; Per diem rates
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054137
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 1974 12:00AM