This study examines the economic viability of light density rail lines and attempts to measure the potential costs savings from the abandonment of unviable lines. Chapter II presents the economic factors which should be used in measuring viability and making disinvestment decisions. In Chapter III, regression analysis is performed to estimate the costs of providing rail service on light density lines; the regression results are compared to cost estimated derived from case studies. The role of branch rail lines is reviewed in Chapter IV, which presents statistics relating the origination and termination of rail traffic, by state and commodity type, to the traffic density of the lines over which the traffic moves. Then, in Chapter V, the study employs a network simulation model of the rail industry to analyze the flow of traffic to and from branch lines and assess their economic viability. In the concluding chapter, the study summarizes the results of the analysis, reporting significant cost savings from abandonment of unviable branch lines.
Restructuring the Railroads: Cost Savings for Branchline Abandonments
1977
95 pages
Report
No indication
English
Domestic Commerce, Marketing, & Economics , Transportation , Railroad Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation models , Railroads , Cost engineering , Rail transportation , Cargo transportation , Cost estimates , Traffic engineering , Demand(Economics) , Economic analysis , Routes , Routing
Where savings await Canadian railroads
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|Railroad common costs and facility abandonments
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