AVAILABILITY AND USE OF ABANDONED RIGHTS OF WAY. TASK 3. THE RAIL BANKING CONCEPT

The task evaluated the advantages of establishing a rail bank consisting of selected such rights of way, as a means of assuring their availability for potential railroad use in the future. The evaluation synthesizes the problems and issues at stake in rail banking through a five-part discussion: (1) The issue of whether to abandon or preserve railroad rights of way for future rail service; (2) the legislative dilemma; (3) the current situation--a lack of understanding and analysis; (4) the role of existing programs; (5) persistent problems--alternatives and recommendations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Task 2, PB-265 993. Also available in set of 6 reports PC E17, PB-265 991-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  Harbridge House, Incorporated

  11 Arlington Street
  Boston, MA  United States  02116

  Department of Transportation

  Office of Environmental Affairs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Marston, L
  • Beresford, S
  • Waldo, A
• Publication Date: 1977-1-17

Media Info

• Pagination: 96 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Eminent domain; Inventory; Land use; Legislation; Ownership; Property acquisition; Property values; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Real property; Recommendations; Right of way (Land); Utilization
• Identifier Terms: Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
• Old TRIS Terms: Land titles
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Law; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154846
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/TES-77/003 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-60514
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 22 1977 12:00AM