Impacts of public policy on rail development in Missouri.

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Cambridge Systematics ; Missouri. Dept. of Transportation. Research, Development and Technology Division
• Corporate Contributors:
  Missouri. Dept. of Transportation. Organizational Results
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Economic Impacts Impacts Railroads Railroads--Impact--Missouri Railroads--Missouri Social Benefits Social Impacts Transportation Policy
• Publication/ Report Number:
  OR10-009
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Missouri
• Edition:
  Final report.
• Abstract:
  Identifying the State policies that most directly affect or advance railroad development begins with an
  
  understanding of how railroads make investment decisions. Railroads are a capital-intensive business,
  
  owning all physical assets, locomotives, and many rail cars, and are responsible for each train movement
  
  and for the systems that manage traffic on the entire rail network. State policies that enhance the financial
  
  return of maintenance or expansion projects can attract investments to a State. The State policies that most
  
  directly affect railroad decision-making are: taxation, particularly property taxes; highway-rail grade
  
  crossing programs; rail safety enforcement; and economic incentives for railroad investments.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RI07-035
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b4aeb1fbbef503c2ac54717daf5913fff3349232615c45d427131903f8011388
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17408/dot_17408_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.15 MB ]