Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1977
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Economics
Abstract
Prior to the passage of the Regional Railroad Reorganization Act of 1973, the position of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Government was to place the financial burden of maintaining and operating unprofitable trackage on the railroad companies. With the bankruptcy of seven railroad companies in the Northeast however, the Federal Government and the Interstate Commerce Commission have altered their positions. Emphasis is shifting from railroads as public utilities, charged with responsibility for affecting social goals, to railroads as businesses, incapable if survival without profits. The financial burden for operation of unprofitable trackage has been shifted to those benefiting from the service, namely users, local communities, and states. The new Act contains rules which provide for a market test for continued service after consideration of various transport alternatives.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Railroads -- South Dakota -- Abandonment
Railroads -- South Dakota -- Branch lines
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
97
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Bertsch, Dale, "A Conceptual Approach for Analysis and Evaluation of Branch Line Abandonment" (1977). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5052.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/5052