The State of U.S. Railroads A Review of Capacity and Performance Data

• Auteur principal: Weatherford, Brian A. (auth)
• Autres auteurs: Willis, Henry H. (auth), Ortiz, David S. (auth), Mariano, Louis T. (auth), Froemel, J. Enrique (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: RAND Corporation 2008
• Sujets: Transport: general interest; Transportation Studies
• Accès en ligne: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Résumé

U.S. railroads have improved their productivity, but increasing freightvolume threatens performance-degrading capacity constraints. This reportdescribes the current state of railroad capacity and performance for freighttransportation. The public consequences of private investment decisionsjustify a public role in addressing concerns about railroads, but betterdata and analysis are needed to inform transportation policymaking.

ISBN

TR603UPSF
9780833046352
9780833045058

Accès

Open Access