It is shown that the optimal rate to variable cost ratio for rail shipments of grain from a central Illinois region can change considerably in response to stochastic changes in barge rates. The use of this ratio as a market dominance standard may be misleading, particularly during periods of high barge rates
A stratified random sample of grain ele-vators supplied grain bid and transportation cost data. Thes...
Through regression analysis the variability of grain rail rates in three rail rate territories was f...
Competition among railroads for corn, soybean, and wheat shipments appears to be decreasing in the U...
Under current regulatory rules in the railroad industry, railroad rates are not subject to reasonabl...
Several annual rail rate indices depict changes in the prices paid for rail service. Although accura...
The passage of the Staggers Act in 1980 gave U.S. railroads significant rate-making flexibilities, i...
Agricultural and other shippers are concerned about the sufficiency in rural areas of transportation...
The level of any particular railway freight rate is a function of the interaction between cost and d...
The Staggers Rail Act places increased reliance on demand characteristics and rate competition in ra...
Grain shipping involves many sources of risk and uncertainty. In response to these dynamic challenge...
An examination of the effects of deregulation and the performance of the Surface Transportation Boar...
The issue addressed in this paper is more fully understanding the relationship of intrarailroad comp...
96046152523078PDFResearch PaperMPC 03-144RailroadsRatesDeregulationWheatSoybeansMarketsTime series a...
Through regression analysis the variability of grain rail rates in three rail rate territories was f...
A stratified random sample of grain ele-vators supplied grain bid and transportation cost data. Thes...
Through regression analysis the variability of grain rail rates in three rail rate territories was f...
Competition among railroads for corn, soybean, and wheat shipments appears to be decreasing in the U...
Under current regulatory rules in the railroad industry, railroad rates are not subject to reasonabl...
Several annual rail rate indices depict changes in the prices paid for rail service. Although accura...
The passage of the Staggers Act in 1980 gave U.S. railroads significant rate-making flexibilities, i...
Agricultural and other shippers are concerned about the sufficiency in rural areas of transportation...
The level of any particular railway freight rate is a function of the interaction between cost and d...
The Staggers Rail Act places increased reliance on demand characteristics and rate competition in ra...
Grain shipping involves many sources of risk and uncertainty. In response to these dynamic challenge...
An examination of the effects of deregulation and the performance of the Surface Transportation Boar...
The issue addressed in this paper is more fully understanding the relationship of intrarailroad comp...
96046152523078PDFResearch PaperMPC 03-144RailroadsRatesDeregulationWheatSoybeansMarketsTime series a...
Through regression analysis the variability of grain rail rates in three rail rate territories was f...
A stratified random sample of grain ele-vators supplied grain bid and transportation cost data. Thes...
Through regression analysis the variability of grain rail rates in three rail rate territories was f...
Competition among railroads for corn, soybean, and wheat shipments appears to be decreasing in the U...