A TECHNICAL REPORT ON A MICHIGAN STATE RAILROAD PLAN

This report is one product of a continuing study of the railroad system of the State of Michigan for the purpose of developing a State Railroad Plan. Federal Railroad Administration supported this planning, and a similar effort in Wisconsin, as pilot efforts at statewide railroad system planning, an activity for which there is no precedent. The chapters: Background on the railroad system of Michigan; Analyses made with a statewide perspective; Methodology and analysis of lines identified for possible service termination; Possible service and traffic changes on lines identifed for possible termination; Discussion of alternative state railroad policies; Summary and suggestions for future railroad planning needs.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report was prepared for the Railroad Planning Section, Bureau of Transportation Planning, Department of State Highways and Transportation, Lansing, Michigan 48904.
• Corporate Authors:

  CONSAD Research Corporation

  121 North Highland Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15206
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 122 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Branch lines; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Policy; Regional planning; Traffic forecasting; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Regional rail reorganization act
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099363
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1975 12:00AM