ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT STUDY: CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE AND SOUTH BEND RAILROAD CORRIDOR. FINAL REPORT

Out of concern for the harm that could follow loss of the South Shore service, the United States Economic Development Administration has provided a grant of funds for an investigation. The purpose of these investigations has been to prepare an economic adjustment strategy setting forth steps that can be taken to preserve the South Shore services.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available in set of 3 reports PC E12, PB80-193493.
• Corporate Authors:

  Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission

  8149 Kennedy Avenue
  Highland, IN  United States  46322

  Economic Development Administration

  Publication Div, 14th Between E St & Constitution, NW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 80 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Commuter service; Deficits; Economic analysis; Federal assistance programs; Finance; Freight transportation; Government funding; Level of service; Marketing; Passenger transportation; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Regional development; Subsidies; Traffic
• Identifier Terms: Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial management; Services
• Geographic Terms: Illinois; Indiana
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Finance; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318346
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EDA-80-075
• Contract Numbers: EDA-06-09-01493
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM