AN ANALYSIS OF SHIPPER LEASED RAIL EQUIPMENT IN NORTH DAKOTA

The main objective of this study is to examine the use of leased and privately-owned covered hopper cars by grain elevators in North Dakota. Specific objectives are to: 1) describe rail car leasing authority; 2) evaluate the utilization of leased hopper cars; and 3) compare the economics of leasing versus purchasing covered hopper cars.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=193
• Supplemental Notes:
  • AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS REPORT NO 163 -UNTRACED SERIES BY DENNIS R. MING OTHER PHYS. DESCRIPTION: VII FORMS UPPER GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE REPORT NO. 45 -UNTRACED SERIES COVER TITLE JANUARY, 1983 ADDL CORP. AUTHOR INFO: UPPER GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE ADDL CORP. AUTHOR INFO: NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AND UPPER GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS REPORT NO 163 -UNTRACED SERIES
• Corporate Authors:

  NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT

  FARGO, ND  United States 
• Authors:
  • MING, D R
• Publication Date: 1983-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 67 p.
• Serial:
  • STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Issue Number: 163
  • Publisher: NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equipment leasing; Freight cars; Freight traffic; Grain; Railroads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grain trade
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00422245
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: TLIB
• Created Date: Jun 30 1987 12:00AM