THE COUNTRYSIDE COUNCIL'S STUDY OF COMMODITY TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA

The Countryside Council reports on a task force study sponsored by the M. W. Kellogg Foundation covering primarily grain transportation in a 19-country area which produces nearly 300 million bushels annually, principally corn and soy beans. The absence of heavy-duty highways and threatened railroad abandonments have been of concern. Conclusions: Support be given for increased funding for rural road networks; a moratorium on all railroad abandonments be enacted to allow for state and federal officials to study the branchline problem; support be given to a proposal to conduct a feasibility study of branch lines to determine which are needed to serve the economic requirements of the region.

• Supplemental Notes:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Southwest Minnesota State College

  Office of Community Development
  Marshall, MN  United States  56258
• Authors:
  • Arzdorf, M A
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 49 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Branch lines; Freight traffic; Grain; Regional analysis
• Identifier Terms: BNSF Railway; Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grain trade
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Old TRIS Terms: Regional studies
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097304
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 29 1975 12:00AM