The Impact of Jumbo Hopper Cars on Kansas Shortline Railroads : Executive Summary

Babcock, Michael W.; Sanderson, James

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The Impact of Jumbo Hopper Cars on Kansas Shortline Railroads : Executive Summary

2004-03-01
By Babcock, Michael W. ; Sanderson, James

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English

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Creators:

Babcock, Michael W. ; Sanderson, James
Corporate Creators:

Kansas State University
Corporate Contributors:

Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
Subject/TRT Terms:

Freight Rail Freight Transportation Hopper Cars Short Line Railroads Shortline Railroads
Publication/ Report Number:

K-TRAN: KSU-04-3
Resource Type:

Brief
Geographical Coverage:

Kansas ; United States
Corporate Publisher:

Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
Abstract:

Class I railroads have been replacing 263,000-pound (loaded weight) covered hopper cars capable of handling 100 tons of grain with 286,000-pound covered hopper cars that can handle 111 tons. While these heavier cars provide a decrease in railroad cost per ton-mile for the Class I (Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe) Railroads; they will cause a significant increase in operating and maintenance costs for the shortline railroads in the state of Kansas.
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PDF
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:171db7de06ebee0bfddc0cc74a168e1eb6b046217cb0b0e646051bfbc0f6bda6
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37268/dot_37268_DS1.pdf
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File Language:

English

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