The study examines the impact of railroad investment projects from the national economic perspective. Evaluation results are presented for 27 sample projects which were taken from nine applications for Title V assistance submitted by railroads to the Federal Railroad Administration. Among the issues addressed by this report are; project evaluation techniques (particularly the internal rate of return); the national economic impacts characteristic of railroad investments; the relationship between rate of return and other project attributes; and the effect of institutional factors on railroad investment decisions.
Rail System Investment Analysis: Analysis of Investment Projects from the National Economic Perspective
1980
137 pages
Report
No indication
English
Domestic Commerce, Marketing, & Economics , Railroad Transportation , Investments , Railroads , Return on investment , Fixed investment , Profits , Taxes , Rail transportation , Economic impact , Benefit cost analysis , Present worth , Operating costs , Maintenance , Railroad tracks , Discounted cash flow , Losses , Economic analysis