DOTD support for UTC project : economic impact analysis of short line railroads in the state of Louisiana.

Details

• Creators:
  Lllorens, Jared ; Richardson, James ; Zeringue, Kirk M.
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Short line railroads
  • Economic impacts
  • Commodities
  • Freight transportation
  • Economic analysis
  • Environmental impacts
  • Industries
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SIO No. 30000764 ; LTRC Project No. 13-6SS
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  While relatively small in scope when compared to their national rail counterparts, short line rail operations play a signifi cant ; role in supporting core industries in Louisiana, namely petrochemicals and agriculture. This is not unlike other states that ; also depend on short line rail operations to connect major industries to national and international markets. A number of ; states have initiated state level programs to ensure the continued sustainability and viability of short line rail service. In many ; respects, short line railroads can be thought of as small but necessary components of the state’s business machinery since ; the primary purpose of these rail lines is to move goods and products from producers to national rail lines and vice versa. This ; report addresses a number of key factors related to their overall economic impact upon the state’s economy, noting their ; importance to the state’s overall transportation infrastructure and export/import process.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28358/dot_28358_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 75.63 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2324c82881fda253d5305fd8c443f09b33fc4d7a34344caf70e3345fc44aefb5