THE THIRD-PARTY ROLE

A Modern Railroads conference explored the growing and often controversial role of freight car leasing in total freight car supply and the future needs for freight cars in the context of probable trends in railroad freight traffic. Conference participants included representatives from full-service and per-diem lessors, railroads, shippers and ICC.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated

  Watson Publications, 5 South Wabash Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603
• Authors:
  • Shedd, T
• Publication Date: 1980-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 50-56
• Serial:
  • Modern Railroads/Rail Transit
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0736-2064

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car ownership (Railroads); Car supply (Railroads); Car utilization (Railroads); Contract rates; Finance; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Incentives; Industry structure; Leasing; Private car lines; Short line railroads; Traffic forecasting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial management; Per diem
• Old TRIS Terms: Short line
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314904
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1980 12:00AM