BUT IT'LL SAVE $30 MILLION

Plant rationalization is at the core of DOT's recommendations for the future of railroading in the Northeast. The Secretary suggests that twenty-five percent of the region's railroad route mileage is unnecessary either because it is uneconomic or redundant. However, if some trackage is abandoned, it will increase the load on other yards that may not be able to handle the traffic. In addition, the increased route length to some places will increase operating and maintenance costs and decrease the service that a railroad can offer a shipper. Several studies have indicated that abandoning even relatively low density routes may not save the railroad any money. Thus, several organizations believe that rail rationalization cannot revitalize the Northeast railroads.

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  Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Meislahn, H S
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 56-59
• Serial:
  • Modern Railroads
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: K-III Press, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0736-2064

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Transportation departments
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Northeast Corridor; Northeastern United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Plant rationalization
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057484
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 11 1974 12:00AM