DEVELOPMENT OF STATE RAILROAD PLANNING

As a result of new federal legislation, a number of states have begun to develop railroad plans. This paper reviews the history of government planning for railroads in the United States, examines the requirements of present laws, and outlines primarily through reference to activities under way in Wisconsin what rail plan can contain and what rail planning might accomplish. Alternative futures for rail planning are then postulated. Included is a survey form pertaining to the major data-gathering effort in the Wisconsin plan--a detailed census of more than 11,000 business establishments in the state.

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• Authors:
  • Fuller, John W
• Conference:
  • 54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia
  • Date: 1975-1-13 to 1975-1-17
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 27-34
• Monograph Title: Transportation Characteristics of Truck, Rail, and Water Freight
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 577
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Policy; Policy making; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Regional planning; Regulation; State departments of transportation; States; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Wisconsin
• Old TRIS Terms: Government intervention; Government policies; State planning; State rail plan
• Subject Areas: Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139645
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309024919
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 17 1976 12:00AM