Economic Impact Analysis of Short Line Railroads : Research Project Capsule

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Economic impacts
  • Short line railroads
  • Economic impacts
  • Short line railroads
• Publication/ Report Number:
  13-6SS
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Edition:
  Research project capsule.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Description:
  Rail transportation is of vital
  
  importance to the state of
  
  Louisiana and is a key
  
  component of the state’s
  
  business infrastructure, supporting agricultural, petroleum, chemical, and manufacturing
  
  industries across the state. Short line (Class III) rail is defi ned as rail operations with
  
  revenues of $31.9 million or less and those handling terminal and switching operations.
  
  Short line rail operations function in tandem with larger regional (Class II) and national
  
  (Class I) rail operations. Class III rail operations are generally responsible for moving
  
  commodities from manufacturing sites to interchange points with Class I rail operations
  
  where they can be transported to transnational locations. While not as large as Class
  
  I and II operators, Class III operators play a crucial role in ensuring that goods and
  
  commodities are both shipped and received in a timely fashion.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25097/dot_25097_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 144.60 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a1b482b35176a531d405100de7a987cedff652c90f5ad973f08fe92d21f00c99