TEXAS RAILROADS: AN EVALUATION

This summary report highlights information from 20 special reports covering various aspects of railroad operation in Texas. The major objective is to provide facts and information for use in establishing a state policy for the continuation of a privately owned railroad system necessary to meet the total transportation need of the citizens of Texas. It provides reference material useful to current legislative issues involving energy, taxes, safety, transportation financing, state rail planning and economic regulation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by the Texas State Legislature.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, Rail Systems Division
  College Station, TX  United States  77843
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 102 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Finance; Industry structure; Labor unions; Legislation; Policy; Policy making; Quality of service; Railroad transportation; Regulations; State departments of transportation; State government; States; Subsidies; Taxation; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Government regulations; State rail plan
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Law; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157951
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Texas Transportation Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech. Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM