Commuter and freight rail services have the potential to play increasingly important roles in the nation's economy and transportation system as demand for these services increases. Because the cost of building new infrastructure can be cost-prohibitive, commuter rail agencies typically seek to use existing infrastructure--which is primarily owned by private freight railroads. Consequently, commuter rail agencies must negotiate to purchase, lease, or pay to access the existing infrastructure from freight railroads. GAO was asked to examine (1) the challenges commuter rail agencies and freight railroads face when negotiating and sharing rights-of-way, (2) the actions that help facilitate mutually beneficial arrangements between commuter rail agencies and freight railroads, and (3) the role the federal government plays in negotiations between commuter rail agencies and freight railroads.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff über TIB

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Commuter Rail: Information and Guidance Could Help Facilitate Commuter and Freight Rail Access Negotiations


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2004


    Format / Umfang :

    54 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





    Commuter Rail

    Nelson, David O. / Martinez, Eloy / Bonina, Stephen | Transportation Research Record | 2012


    Commuter Rail, Freight Railroads, and the Open Access Debate

    Allen, John G. | Transportation Research Record | 2000


    Commuter Rail, Freight Railroads, and the Open Access Debate

    Allen, J. G. / National Research Council | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000