LOUISIANA STATE RAIL PLAN UPDATE

The State's rail planning process, including benefit/cost analysis for light-density lines, is described in opening sections. This is followed by a description of major characteristics of the Louisiana rail network. There is then a line-by-line analysis of 11 marginal segments with facilities and traffic, present and future, analyzed. These are followed by a prioritization of the lines, indicating the desirability of government-funded track rehabilitation if continued operation is desirable.

• Corporate Authors:

  CONSAD Research Corporation

  121 North Highland Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15206
• Publication Date: 1981-1-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Government funding; Maintenance of way; Railroad traffic; Railroad transportation; State government; States; Traffic density; Transportation planning
• Identifier Terms: Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana
• Old TRIS Terms: Light density lines; State rail plan
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00335049
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 9 1981 12:00AM