PRICE AND THE STRUCTURE OF FREIGHT CAR OWNERSHIP

The recurring shortage of railcars to haul agricultural and forest products continues to be of utmost interest to farmers and agriculturally related enterprises. Pricing systems internal to the railroad industry prior to 1964 may have discouraged railroads from purchasing an adequate supply of railcars to meet the needs of shippers (2 and 3). These same pricing systems also may have discouraged railroads from purchasing high cost market-oriented equipment. An endeavor has been made to examine the performance of railroads in upgrading the quality of their fleets in response to a significant change in the pricing system in 1964.

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  Southern Agricultural Economics Association

  P.O. Box 1071
  Knoxville, TN  United States  37901
• Authors:
  • BOLES, P P
  • Gerald, J O
• Publication Date: 1970-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics
  • Publisher: Southern Agricultural Economics Association
  • ISSN: 0081-3052

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car shortages (Railroads); Car utilization (Railroads); Contract rates; Railcar ownership
• Old TRIS Terms: Car shortage; Per diem rates
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050066
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Department of Agriculture
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1974 12:00AM