ACHIEVING PROFITABILITY IN TERMINAL RAILWAY OPERATIONS: A CASE STUDY

The purpose of this case study was to determine the viability of a major terminal switching railroad which served a variety of shippers in an industrial community. The company exhibited symptoms of inefficiency and unprofitability associated with carload terminal district switching, such as inflated labor force relative to traffic volume and operating requirements. This particular company was selected for study because it was characterized by geographically diversified switching operations and distinctly different traffic patterns. These characteristics suggested that different operations or segments of track could be restructured or divested without affecting services to major shippers.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Transportation and Logistics

  1816 Norris Place
  Louisville, KY  United States  40205
• Authors:
  • Horn, K H
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 15-26
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Geography; Intermodal terminals; Operations; Profitability; Railroad terminals; Railroads; Shipping; Switching
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497114
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM