SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INTERSTATE RAIL NETWORK

The central thesis of this paper is that the U.S. rail system can provide a much higher level of service than that which is currently prevalent. It is proposed that railroads endeavor to create an integrated Interstate Rail Network, a system of high-capacity yards connected by well-maintained mainlines which would allow railroads to develop a competitive route structure consistent with the changing service needs of the U.S. economy.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper is from Transportation in Focus, Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Forum, San Francisco, California, 10-12 October 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cross (Richard B) Company

  Oxford, Indiana,   United States  47971
• Authors:
  • Martland, C D
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 34-39
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Cross (Richard B) Company
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Branch lines; Competition; High density; Interstate transportation; Railroad terminals; Railroad yards; Reorganization; Routes; Routing
• Old TRIS Terms: High density routes; Route rationalization
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072716
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Forum
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 9 1975 12:00AM