EFFICIENT ACCESS PRICING FOR RAIL BOTTLENECKS

This study was undertaken for the purpose of a review of some of the key questions surrounding the issue of railroad access price. Access price is to be understood as the price asked by a railroad that owns a particular segment of track for access to, and use of, that segment of track by some other railroad. The report was prepared with the intent that it be accessible, and useful, to people who have not had specialized training in economic theory.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L03017
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8440
• Corporate Authors:

  Hagler Bailly Services, Incorporated

  1530 Wilson Boulevard
  Arlington, VA  United States  22204

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Beshers, E
• Publication Date: 2000-6-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Bottlenecks; Competition; Market share; Pricing; Railroads; Regulatory constraints
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797546
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 2000 12:00AM