Density and Integration Effects on Class I U.S. Freight Railroads

Marc Ivaldi and Gerard McCullough

Working Papers from Toulouse - GREMAQ

Abstract: Rationalization of U.S. freight railroads following the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 had led to lower real rates for many agricultural and industrial shippers, but has also been accompanied by increasing industry concentration and (more recently) merger-related service disruptions. This has led some shippers to call for a "competitive access" regime to replace Staggers. We test the technological feasability ot subjecting Classe I railroad networks to reforms similar to those in telecommunications and electricity.

Keywords: TRANSPORT; RAILWAYS; INDUSTRY (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D40 L92 O51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 1999
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