Author: Michael Conant
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Railroad Mergers and Abandonments
Railroad Mergers and Abandonments
Author: Michael Conant
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Right-of-way
Author: Waldo Nielsen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Railway Mergers and Abandonments
Author: Michael Conant
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Railroad Mergers and the Language of Unification
Author: James B. Burns
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313035342
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Between 1970 and 1997, the nation's railroads engaged in corporate mergers in an effort to stem the decline of the industry's market base, increase low return on investments, and counter the deterioration of trackage and equipment. The 73 Class I carriers in existence in 1970 have been consolidated into only 10 today. The recent battle over Conrail is only the most recent and highly publicized example of this trend that resulted from the relaxation of federal regulation. Business scholars, economists, railroad buffs, and anyone interested in transportation and federal regulation will find this book an invaluable tool.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313035342
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Between 1970 and 1997, the nation's railroads engaged in corporate mergers in an effort to stem the decline of the industry's market base, increase low return on investments, and counter the deterioration of trackage and equipment. The 73 Class I carriers in existence in 1970 have been consolidated into only 10 today. The recent battle over Conrail is only the most recent and highly publicized example of this trend that resulted from the relaxation of federal regulation. Business scholars, economists, railroad buffs, and anyone interested in transportation and federal regulation will find this book an invaluable tool.
The Regulation of Railroad Abandonments
Author: Charles Richards Cherington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Railroad Bankruptcies and Mergers from Chicago West: 1975-2001
Author: Michael Conant
Publisher: JAI Press
ISBN: 9780762310791
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two major U.S. Midwestern railroads, the Rock Island Lines and the Milwauke Road, filed for bankruptcy after 1975 and the Court ordered them dismembered. This study explains the economic factors causing financial failure such as total rail line excess capacity in the region leading to low density of freight traffic; in addition, labor union rules required unnecessary large train crews. The regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission aggravated the economic problems by limiting rail line abandonments and mergers designed to improve efficiency. Congress passed the Staggers Act in 1980 to correct a large part of the regulatory limitations to efficient reorganization of the U.S. rail system, but it was too late to save the Rock Island and the Milwaukee Road. The later chapters are economic analyses of the more recent mergers of the large railroads from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. A key saving resulted from the court ruling that segments of rail line could be sold to new short-line railroads without the selling carrier having to pay special compensation to rail workers who were discharged. The Illinois Central Railroad was a prime example of a carrier that sold almost all of its branch lines. Great efficiencies in operations were realized as the Union Pacific acquired the Missouri Pacific and the Southern Pacific. Comparable efficiencies were realized by the Burlington Northern acquisitions of the St. Louis-San Francisco and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.
Publisher: JAI Press
ISBN: 9780762310791
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two major U.S. Midwestern railroads, the Rock Island Lines and the Milwauke Road, filed for bankruptcy after 1975 and the Court ordered them dismembered. This study explains the economic factors causing financial failure such as total rail line excess capacity in the region leading to low density of freight traffic; in addition, labor union rules required unnecessary large train crews. The regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission aggravated the economic problems by limiting rail line abandonments and mergers designed to improve efficiency. Congress passed the Staggers Act in 1980 to correct a large part of the regulatory limitations to efficient reorganization of the U.S. rail system, but it was too late to save the Rock Island and the Milwaukee Road. The later chapters are economic analyses of the more recent mergers of the large railroads from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. A key saving resulted from the court ruling that segments of rail line could be sold to new short-line railroads without the selling carrier having to pay special compensation to rail workers who were discharged. The Illinois Central Railroad was a prime example of a carrier that sold almost all of its branch lines. Great efficiencies in operations were realized as the Union Pacific acquired the Missouri Pacific and the Southern Pacific. Comparable efficiencies were realized by the Burlington Northern acquisitions of the St. Louis-San Francisco and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.
American Railroads
Author: Robert E. Gallamore
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674725646
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Overregulated and displaced by barges, trucks, and jet aviation, railroads fell into decline. Their misfortune was measured in lost market share, abandoned track, bankruptcies, and unemployment. Today, rail transportation is reviving. American Railroads tells a riveting story about how this iconic industry managed to turn itself around.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674725646
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Overregulated and displaced by barges, trucks, and jet aviation, railroads fell into decline. Their misfortune was measured in lost market share, abandoned track, bankruptcies, and unemployment. Today, rail transportation is reviving. American Railroads tells a riveting story about how this iconic industry managed to turn itself around.
Rail Merger Study: Service as a criterion for evaluating railroad mergers
Author: United States. Rail Services Planning Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Historical Guide to North American Railroads
Author: George H. Drury
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 9780890243565
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
The important railroad mergers in the past few years have readers looking for a comprehensive reference. This concise guide covers histories of all North American railroads abandoned or merged since 1930. No other book covers the topic as thoroughly! Great for railfans as well as railroad modelers.
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 9780890243565
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
The important railroad mergers in the past few years have readers looking for a comprehensive reference. This concise guide covers histories of all North American railroads abandoned or merged since 1930. No other book covers the topic as thoroughly! Great for railfans as well as railroad modelers.