Access protocols for railroads: Reframing the infrastructure separation debate

John G. Allen and Gregory L. Newmark

Research in Transportation Economics, 2021, vol. 89, issue C

Abstract: The Manichean framing of organizational arrangements for railroads as either vertical integration or infrastructure separation does not encompass the full array of access options in the industry. This paper views the conversation about access to rail infrastructure as an institutional matter substantially independent from economic debates regarding rail organization.

Keywords: Railroad ownership and control; Institutional issues; Vertical integration; Infrastructure separation; Rail access protocols (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2021.101136

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