THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN RAILROAD NETWORK

Discussion of the future of the American railroad network is both timely and difficult. In the coming months, a number of decisions, implemented by acts of Congress, will almost without doubt, make obsolete some of the observations which this, and other papers in the series, present. However, regardless of the specific actions that may be taken in the near future, there are certain general forces and trends which are basic to the prospects for American railroads.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article appeared in Geographic Perspectives on the Future of American Railroads, Proceedings of the Special Session of the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  San Diego State University

  Department of Geography
  San Diego, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Mayer, H M
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 8-22
• Serial:
  • Publication of: San Diego State University
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: San Diego State University

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight service; Governments; Planning; Policy
• Old TRIS Terms: Government planning; Government policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057445
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Geographers
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 22 1974 12:00AM