FACTORS AFFECTING THE ABANDONMENT AND SURVIVAL OF CLASS II RAILROADS
This study compares the financial and traffic data for a sample of Class II railroads abandoned between 1935 and 1968 with data for a sample of light-traffic Class II railroads still in operation in 1975 to gain information about the factors that influence the ability of short line railroads to survive. The traffic patterns, maintenance practices, profitability, causes for abandonment, possible viability of those shortlines abandoned and results of transferring Class I railroad branch lines to shortline management are examined.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Traffic and Transportation
547 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL United States 60606 -
Authors:
- Due, J F
- Publication Date: 1977-3
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 19-36
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Serial:
- Transportation Journal
- Volume: 16
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
- ISSN: 0041-1612
- Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Abandonment; Branch lines; Industry structure; Maintenance of way; Profitability; Short line railroads; Traffic density
- Old TRIS Terms: Short line
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00152666
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM