Author: Denver D. TolliverPublisher:
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Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages :
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New Techniques for Estimating Impacts of Rail Line Abandonment on Highways in Washington
Author: Denver D. TolliverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages :
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Procedure for Predicting & Estimating the Impact of Rail Line Abandonments on Washington Roads
Author: Ken CasavantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Infrastructure (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Procedure for Predicting and Estimating the Impact of Rail Line Abandonments on Washington Roads
Author: Washington (State). Planning, Research, and Public Transportation DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: A Methodology for Evaluating the Impact of Railroad Abandonment on Rural Highways
Author: Lynn O. PurnellPublisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
This report develops a methodology for the impact of railroad abandonment on existing highways and bridges and application of the procedure to two case studies in Indiana. The indicated effects are in increased deterioration of some pavements and hence a required additional amount of resurfacing material and in increased emphasis on replacement of inadequate bridges and traffic congestion in some areas. A dollar effect of the additional resurfacing is calculated for the two case studies and emphasizes increased financial needs which railroad abandonment will have on rural highways in Indiana.
A Method for Assessing the Impact of Railroad Abandonment on Rural Communities
Author: Joel S. HoneymanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local revenue
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Washington State Rail Plan
Author: Washington (State). Public Transportation and Planning DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Framework for Predicting External Impacts of Railroad Abandonment
Author: Thomas J. HumphreyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Railroad abandonment applications submitted to the I.C.C. for disposition have traditionally been supported by substantial evidence accumulated by the railroads' legal staffs. Individual users and communities faced with the loss of railroad service have lacked the organization and expertise to present effective counter arguments. In order to attain a more even balance between contending parties, abandonment proceedings should consider the impacts on shippers, consumer prices, industrial development, other transport modes, and the environment. In this report, issues in these areas are examined from the viewpoint of transport economics and technology, business logistics, and industrial location theory. The report presents recommendations concerning the organization of the analysis process. In particular, effective analysis requires coordination of all of the evidence, preferably by qualified personnel at the regional or state level who would develop expertise in this area.
East Washington Railway Company Entire Line Abandonment, District of Columbia and Prince Georges County MD, AB 128, ETAS
Author: The Impact of U.S. Railroad Abandonment on Domestic Mineral Industries
Author: Ronald F. BalazikPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This Bureau of Mines study is intended to identify and evaluate potential effects of impending large-scale U.S. rail line closings (abandonment) on domestic nonfuel mineral industries. This is the first nationwide study of rail abandonment impacts focused on non-fuel minerals. The analysis presented is based principally on a survey of 200 rail freight records and on statistical tests that correlated 2,000 points in the Bureau's Mineral Industry Location System (MILS) with 700 prospective abandonments throughout the United States. The conclusions derived from the analysis can be useful in evaluating proposed national rail abandonment policy and legislation regarding non fuel mineral shipping. Among these conclusions are the following: (1) Certain mineral materials (especially fertilizers) are likely to account for a large percentage of the rail traffic affected by abandonment in the next few years, but the total tonnage involved will be small; (2) abandonment will adversely affect some mineral shippers, particularly local short haulers; and (3) abandonment could significantly reduce the opportunity to develop new resources or reopen defunct mining facilities. Despite these problems, however, the data examined in this study do not indicate that current abandonment trends will cause widespread disruption of domestic non fuel mineral shipping. (Out of print.).