As early as 1907 the Interstate Commerce Commission held extensive hearings on freight car shortages. At frequent intervals ever since, Congress and the commission have addressed themselves to the problem of freight car supply with considerable vigor but meager results. Allegations of an inadequate supply of freight cars have been widespread in recent years. The decline in the number of freight cars is easy to document: between 1959 and 1968, the number of cars used in grain transport (boxcars and covered hopper cars) declined by 26%. If, however, consideration is given to changes in car capacity and car miles per day, then grain car supply, as measured by ton-miles of grain transported, actually increased by 14 % during this 10-year period...
Master of ArtsDepartment of EconomicsMichael W. BabcockMany of the railroad demand studies are out-d...
1980Final report; January 1080PDFTech ReportFRA/ORD-79/56ADL-80589-11DOT-FR-74261Freight carsHopper ...
Congressional Record S. 548 - S. 3334 - Introduction of Bill Increasing the Daily hire Rates on Box ...
As early as 1907 the Interstate Commerce Commission held extensive hearings on freight car shortages...
Pricing policies are discussed as they relate to the supply and allocation of freight cars for the m...
Agriculture, and especially grain producers and shippers, have a particular interest in the adequacy...
Grain and lumber shippers have been particularly affected by freight car shortages in the past. Thi...
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information regarding the shortage of railcars. Factors t...
Periodic shortages of rail equipment have freqnetly imposed marketing problems and costs upon the gr...
Excerpts from the report: One of the principal problems in marketing grain is an inadequate supply ...
Abstract occurs when market supply and demand move rela-Over 90 percent of interstate produce moveme...
The current inflation and recent fuel shortage have focused attention on the allocative effects of r...
Providing a freight car for use is an integral part of the service of organizing the transportation ...
Shortages of transportation equipment suffered by Iowa grain shippers over many years reached seriou...
Considers S. 886 and identical S. 1840, to amend the Interstate Commerce Act to authorize ICC to inc...
Master of ArtsDepartment of EconomicsMichael W. BabcockMany of the railroad demand studies are out-d...
1980Final report; January 1080PDFTech ReportFRA/ORD-79/56ADL-80589-11DOT-FR-74261Freight carsHopper ...
Congressional Record S. 548 - S. 3334 - Introduction of Bill Increasing the Daily hire Rates on Box ...
As early as 1907 the Interstate Commerce Commission held extensive hearings on freight car shortages...
Pricing policies are discussed as they relate to the supply and allocation of freight cars for the m...
Agriculture, and especially grain producers and shippers, have a particular interest in the adequacy...
Grain and lumber shippers have been particularly affected by freight car shortages in the past. Thi...
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information regarding the shortage of railcars. Factors t...
Periodic shortages of rail equipment have freqnetly imposed marketing problems and costs upon the gr...
Excerpts from the report: One of the principal problems in marketing grain is an inadequate supply ...
Abstract occurs when market supply and demand move rela-Over 90 percent of interstate produce moveme...
The current inflation and recent fuel shortage have focused attention on the allocative effects of r...
Providing a freight car for use is an integral part of the service of organizing the transportation ...
Shortages of transportation equipment suffered by Iowa grain shippers over many years reached seriou...
Considers S. 886 and identical S. 1840, to amend the Interstate Commerce Act to authorize ICC to inc...
Master of ArtsDepartment of EconomicsMichael W. BabcockMany of the railroad demand studies are out-d...
1980Final report; January 1080PDFTech ReportFRA/ORD-79/56ADL-80589-11DOT-FR-74261Freight carsHopper ...
Congressional Record S. 548 - S. 3334 - Introduction of Bill Increasing the Daily hire Rates on Box ...