ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PROPOSED KANSAS RAIL ABANDONMENTS

On June 30, 1990 almost seven hundred miles of Kansas rail line were designated as either under study for abandonment or as anticipated to be abandoned within three years. Focusing on four hundred eighty miles of these lines with a Category 1 abandonment status, this study assesses the direct economic impact of these abandonments on the agricultural and rural communities of Kansas. The study estimates the direct economic impact of the proposed abandonments, in terms of decreased farm income, increased road damage costs and lost property tax revenue, at approximately 2.3 million dollars annually.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Agriculture

  1400 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20250
• Authors:
  • Klindworth, K A
  • Batson, J A
• Publication Date: 1991-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 44 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Agriculture; Costs; Economic impacts; Farms; Grain; Income; Property taxes; Railroad rails; Roads; Rural areas
• Geographic Terms: Kansas
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00789106
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 9 2000 12:00AM