The Impacts of Local and Regional Railroads on Rail Labor in North Dakota

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• Creators:
  Tolliver, Denver D
• Corporate Creators:
  North Dakota State University ; Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  North Dakota. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Abandonment
  • Benefits
  • Costs
  • Employee compensation
  • Employment
  • Impacts
  • Income
  • Jobs
  • Mathematical models
  • Railroad traffic
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UGPTI Publication No. 72
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  North Dakota ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this report is not to analyze the laws and regulations that govern railway labor, or which affect ICC exemption procedures. These are quasi-legal issues which will be settled in the courts, or remanded to the ICC for clarification. The goal of this study is more fundamental in nature: to evaluate the effects of line sales on rail labor in North Dakota. Until the nature and extent of these impacts are known, it is difficult for state and local governments to formulate policy in this area. The primary research objectives are: 1) to formulate an approach for estimating the net long-run effects of line sales; 2) to project changes in rail jobs and workers' income streams in North Dakota, over time; and 3) to interpret the findings in light of the overall benefits and costs of short line railroads.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60560/dot_60560_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:116c6cd8742d5bab1888d76916fdfb1ee5cbdc7ac2b6f048878bec4699061b0f