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

• Main Author: Weatherford, Brian A. (auth)
• Other Authors: Willis, Henry H. (auth), Ortiz, David S. (auth), Mariano, Louis T. (auth), Froemel, J. Enrique (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Transport: general interest; Transportation Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...