CLASS I CARRIER LIGHT DENSITY COSTING METHODOLOGY
Changes in branch-line ownership, coupled with an on-going need for policy analysis and planning, make rail costing methods important to research and analysis in North Dakota. The purpose of this report is to document a methodology for light-density cost analysis which is used in Phases I and II of the North Dakota Rail Services Planning (RSP) Study, as well as in line rehabilitation projects. The report describes a set of procedures for calculating Class I Carrier line-segment unit costs, and for applying them to light-density lines or networks. Section I of the report provides as introduction. In section II, a theoretical model of line-segment costs is formulated. In section III, a method is devised for computing on-branch unit costs from a carrier's R-1 annual report, and applying the costs to a line or set of lines. In section IV, a procedure for calculating the expense of moving traffic to and from the junction points or interchange points of a line is described.
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Corporate Authors:
North Dakota State University, Fargo
1301 12th Avenue North
Fargo, ND United States 58105North Dakota State Highway Department
State Highway Building, Capitol Grounds
Bismarck, ND United States 58505Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
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Authors:
- Tolliver, D D
- Publication Date: 1989-11
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 55 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Costs; Operating costs; Railroad traffic; Railroads; Traffic density; Unit costs
- Uncontrolled Terms: Class I railroads; Cost analysis
- Old TRIS Terms: Light density lines
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00493631
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Report No. 76
- Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM