Cost-Allocation Methods for Commuter, Intercity, and Freight Rail Operations on Shared-Use Rail Systems and Corridors
This digest will be valuable to states and local public transportation agencies that are planning to initiate commuter rail or intercity passenger rail service within a shared-use corridor in the near future. The digest summarizes current shared-use rail arrangements; highlights both the allocation of operating and maintenance costs and the arrangements for making infrastructure improvements; identifies the cost-allocation methodologies, capital investment strategies, and other associated issues that warrant additional analysis and refinement; identifies opportunities for potential outreach and buy-in efforts among system stakeholders; and identifies future research topics that can highlight key issues and cover a broad spectrum of ownership configuration, geography, service speeds and density, and infrastructure improvement programs.
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- Publication Date: 2007-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; Maps; Tables;
- Pagination: 29p
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Serial:
- NCHRP Research Results Digest
- Issue Number: 313
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Capital investments; Cost allocation; Freight trains; Improvements; Infrastructure; Operating costs; Railroad commuter service; Stakeholders
- Uncontrolled Terms: Future research; Intercity passenger rail; Maintenance costs; Shared use corridors
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01044662
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Mar 29 2007 9:46PM