The report includes an examination of the changing markets that characterize the American economy and their effects on rail freight transport and a discussion of two categories of freight traffic, bulk commodities and manufactures; an examination of ways in which railroads might improve service and improve capital utilization without increasing long-run total costs and a comparison of rail freight costs and truck costs for the purpose of considering the effects of a shift from truck to rail; an examination of rail plant and traffic trends in city areas; and a discussion of the abandonment of railroad lines from the standpoint of state government.
Intercity Freight Movement by Rail and Highway
1974
50 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Urban Goods and Intercity Freight Movement
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