Through deregulation, the railroad industry has rationalized its services across the nation. Since 1980, this has lead to the abandonment of over 33,000 miles of rail line in the United States. While this has improved the efficiency and financial viability of rail carriers, it has adversely affected some rural communities. These effects include an increased cost of transportation to shippers, increased highway damage, reduced business volume, and diminished economic development opportunities. This study attempted to formulate a consistent method of measuring and quantifying these impacts, It takes different aspects of individual assessment techniques and quantifies the results in application to a railroad abandonment. This method was tested using a previous abandonment as a case study. Based on its flexibility and more defined data requirements, the method is applicable within the ICC's 30-day time frame for protest.


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    Title :

    Method for Assessing the Impact of Railroad Abandonment on Rural Communities


    Contributors:
    J. Honeyman (author)

    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    93 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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