INITIAL PAPER OF THE RAIL SERVICES PLANNING OFFICE IN THE STUDY OF RAIL MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS

Under the 3R and 4R Acts, the RSPO merger study has four main objectives: (1) to identify the issues involved in rail mergers; (2) to provide a public forum for discussion of the these issues; (3) to develop public policy criteria for assessing individual merger proposals and to recommend legislative and regulatory changes as may be necessary to advance the public interest. The chapters in this publication: Study Objectives and Approach; Industry's Financial Posture; The Impact of Recent Legislation on Mergers; Commission's Approach to Mergers; Major Merger Issues.

• Corporate Authors:

  Interstate Commerce Commission

  Rail Services Planning Office
  Washington, DC  United States  20423
• Publication Date: 1977-4-15

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 92 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consolidations; Industry structure; Legislation; Mergers; Profitability; Regulations; Return on investment; Trackage rights
• Identifier Terms: Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976; U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission
• Old TRIS Terms: Government regulations; Regional rail reorganization act
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Law; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158195
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Monthly Catalog of US Government Publications, GPO
• Report/Paper Numbers: Merger White Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM