RAILROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM. A PROGRAM TO UPGRADE SELECTED BRANCH LINES IN IOWA

This report describes how Iowa participates with railroads and shippers in upgrading track and roadbeds, through direct financial assistance. Major topics include a discussion of the selection, negotiation, implementation, follow-up and payback procedures; the factors related to transferring the program from Iowa to another state; the authorizing legislation with back-ground information; and comments about future directions for the program. The Iowa Railway Assistance Act establishes a fund to be expanded by the Iowa Department of Transportation for upgrading the branch lines, serving not as a substitute for abandonment but as a realistic approach for saving viable branch lines.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Direct requests to Dick Howard, Innovations Transfer Project.
• Corporate Authors:

  Council on State Governments

  P.O. Box 11910, Iron Works Pike
  Lexington, KY  United States  40511
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Branch lines; Financing; Maintenance of way; State departments of transportation
• Geographic Terms: Iowa
• Subject Areas: Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129803
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Council of State Governments
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM