An Analysis of Covered Hopper Car Use by Merchandising Firms in North Dakota and a Methodology for Analyzing the Lease/Purchase Alternative

The purpose of this paper is to profile jumbo covered hopper car leasing by country grain merchandising firms in North Dakota. Costs and utilization of leasing hopper cars are detailed. In addition, a model is developed for comparing the lease/purchase decision.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=54
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Ming, Dennis R
• Publication Date: 1983-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Covered hopper cars; Freight transportation; Grain; Leasing; Purchasing; Railroads
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01834893
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 51, SP-51
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2022 4:36PM