THE ANALYSIS OF SHIPPER OPERATING POLICIES AND PRIVATE FREIGHT CAR UTILIZATION

To determine the practices of firms, which increasingly are buying or leasing fleets of freight cars, a study of large forest products companies in the Northwest was made. The problems of private car utilization differ in some respects from that of the railroads operating the general interchange fleet. Conclusions are drawn about the company practices and the effect which railroad practices can have on the utilization of such cars.

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  American Society of Traffic and Transportation

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• Authors:
  • Tyworth, J E
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 51-63
• 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: Car utilization (Railroads); Forest products; Freight traffic; Leasing; Operations; Planning; Private car lines; Quality of work; Railcar ownership; Utilization
• Old TRIS Terms: Operations planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163767
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM