NET PRESENT VALUE ASSESSMENT OF THE FEDERAL COAL RAILBANK

As a result of the Regional Rail Reorganization of 1973, hundreds of miles of light-density rail lines located in coal-rich reserve areas in the Northeast have been excluded from the new railway system called ConRail. In order to preserve such lines for future use and thus avoid a potential restriction on energy development, the Rail Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 provides for the establishment of a Federal Coal Railbank. The purpose of the Railbank is to acquire and hold these lines for potential future use, thereby preserving access to vital coal reserves expected to be developed over the next twenty-five years. This study was commissioned to investigate the economic feasibility of the Railbank concept to determine the benefit to the U.S. public of acquiring the lines. Portions of this document are not fully legible.

• Corporate Authors:

  Policy Research Associates

  State College, PA  United States 

  Federal Energy Administration

  Office of Coal
  Washington, DC  United States  20461
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 148 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Branch lines; Coal resources; Cost estimating; Costs; Economic analysis; Energy; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Estimates; Feasibility analysis; Federal government; Freight transportation; Policy; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Right of way (Land)
• Identifier Terms: Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Government policies; Railbank; Regional rail reorganization act
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Energy; Finance; Freight Transportation; Policy; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147057
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FEA/G-76/440
• Contract Numbers: FEA-CO-05-60502-00
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM