TRACKAGE RIGHTS: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Saving of costs is a basic reason for trackage rights but extension of market areas, better service to an existing market and other reasons must also be considered. A reduction of trackage need not mean a reduction in competition and efficiency. Trackage rights could help solve a number of industry problems. Shippers benefit from competitive service, railroads benefit from lower costs and the public benefits from a healthy railroad industry.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper is from the Proceedings of the 16th Annual Joint Meeting of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum and the Transportation Research Forum, 3-5 November 1975, Toronto, Canada. Complete Volume $20.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cross (Richard B) Company

  Oxford, Indiana,   United States  47971
• Authors:
  • OVERBEY, D L
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 339-147 pp
• Serial:
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Branch lines; Competition; Consolidations; Costs; Economic efficiency; Quality of service; Trackage rights; Traffic managers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Shippers
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127719
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 16 1975 12:00AM