COSTS OF LOCATING ON-RAIL: PERCEPTIONS OF SHIPPERS AND PRACTICES OF CARRIERS

Based on a survey of railroads and shippers, the practices attendant to installing a siding for a shipper are analyzed. The financing and repayment practices for such rail connections vary. The role of such practices in rail marketing and industrial development are discussed, although installation costs for most industry groups are not significant. It was determined that the service capabilities of railroads are appealing to a smaller cross-section of industrial firms and that piggyback may be the alternative for direct siding service.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Support for this research was provided in part by the Association of American Railroads and the University of Minnesota Computer Center.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Traffic and Transportation

  547 West Jackson Boulevard
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Beier, F J
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 22-32
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital investments; Economic development; Forecasting; Freight service; Freight traffic; Marketing; Quality of service; Rates; Siding; Traffic forecasting; Traffic managers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Freight rates; Industrial development; Shippers
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163765
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM