RAIL ACCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A SHIPPER ATTORNEY'S PERSPECTIVE

The paper briefly discusses what is meant by "rail access", the various kinds of access and the operation of rail access in the United States where it has been recently imposed. The current state of the law that covers these different types is sketched. Followed is a brief discussion on the economic state of the rail industry and the reasons why rail competition should now be emphasized as a policy. Also discussed is how the Surface Transportation Board (STB), and, if necessary, the Congress, if the STB declines to interpret its statute broadly, can appropriately implement increased rail competition in the 21st century.

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  Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy

  PMB 250
  3 Church Cir.
  Annapolis, MD  United States  21401-1933
• Authors:
  • DiMichael, N J
• Publication Date: 2003-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 175-191
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy
  • ISSN: 1078-5906
  • Serial URL: http://www.atlp.org/journal.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Competition; Economic conditions; Legal rights; Physical access control; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Regulatory constraints
• Identifier Terms: Staggers Rail Act of 1980; Surface Transportation Board
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941948
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 2003 12:00AM