Effects of Railroad Abandonment on the Modal Distribution of Traffic and on Related Costs
Title | Effects of Railroad Abandonment on the Modal Distribution of Traffic and on Related Costs PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert B. Weinblatt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Railroads |
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Effects of Railroad Abandonment on the Modal Distribution of Traffic and on Related Costs
Title | Effects of Railroad Abandonment on the Modal Distribution of Traffic and on Related Costs PDF eBook |
Author | H. B. Weinblatt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Railroads |
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The Impact of U.S. Railroad Abandonment on Domestic Mineral Industries
Title | The Impact of U.S. Railroad Abandonment on Domestic Mineral Industries PDF eBook |
Author | Ronald F. Balazik |
Publisher | |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Government publications |
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This Bureau of Mines study is intended to identify and evaluate potential effects of impending large-scale U.S. rail line closings (abandonment) on domestic nonfuel mineral industries. This is the first nationwide study of rail abandonment impacts focused on non-fuel minerals. The analysis presented is based principally on a survey of 200 rail freight records and on statistical tests that correlated 2,000 points in the Bureau's Mineral Industry Location System (MILS) with 700 prospective abandonments throughout the United States. The conclusions derived from the analysis can be useful in evaluating proposed national rail abandonment policy and legislation regarding non fuel mineral shipping. Among these conclusions are the following: (1) Certain mineral materials (especially fertilizers) are likely to account for a large percentage of the rail traffic affected by abandonment in the next few years, but the total tonnage involved will be small; (2) abandonment will adversely affect some mineral shippers, particularly local short haulers; and (3) abandonment could significantly reduce the opportunity to develop new resources or reopen defunct mining facilities. Despite these problems, however, the data examined in this study do not indicate that current abandonment trends will cause widespread disruption of domestic non fuel mineral shipping. (Out of print.).
Assessing the Impact of Public Investment in Transportation on Wisconsin's Economy
Title | Assessing the Impact of Public Investment in Transportation on Wisconsin's Economy PDF eBook |
Author | Jack R. Huddleston |
Publisher | |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Transportation |
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Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Title | Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 790 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Power resources |
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Railroad Abandonments and Alternatives
Title | Railroad Abandonments and Alternatives PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of Transportation |
Publisher | |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Railroads |
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Information Circular
Title | Information Circular PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 500 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Mine safety |
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