STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF FREIGHT RAILROADS

Class I railroads in the U.S. carry over 90% of the nation's rail freight traffic and earn over 90% of the rail freight revenue. Even though major carriers dominate the landscape, small railroad lines have attracted substantial attention in recent years. Non-class I railroads may be small from a national standpoint, but may still provide services that are important for an individual state or locality. A recent major development in small railroads is the increasing number of lines that are owned by state or local governments. The aim of this study is to explore state-local ownership of freight railroads.

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  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015012659853?urlappend=%3Bseq=609
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  1250 I Street, NW, Suite 750
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Nice, D C
• Publication Date: 1987-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 587-599
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carriers by mode; Freight transportation; Local government; Railroad transportation; Regional development; Regional railroads; State government
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00932700
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 21 2002 12:00AM