000207196 001__ 207196 000207196 005__ 20180123001331.0 000207196 037__ $$a1424-2016-117927 000207196 037__ $$a1424-2016-118103 000207196 041__ $$aen_US 000207196 245__ $$aRailroad Operational Performance in the United States 000207196 260__ $$c2010 000207196 269__ $$a2010 000207196 300__ $$a15 000207196 336__ $$aJournal Article 000207196 520__ $$aThis paper examines the effects of increased car weights, train size, and distance on railroad operational performance, which is measured in revenue ton-miles per train hour. A statistical model is estimated from Class I data that explains most of the variation in this index, while controlling for commodity and fixed network effects. The results suggest that length of haul, net load, and train size contributed significantly to performance gains from 1987 to 2006. However, train miles per track mile increased by 89% during the same period, resulting in line and yard congestion. 000207196 542__ $$fLicense granted by Taisiia Stanishevska (stani097@umn.edu) on 2015-07-30T21:11:53Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000207196 650__ $$aPublic Economics 000207196 700__ $$aTolliver, Denver 000207196 700__ $$aBitzan, John 000207196 700__ $$aBenson, Doug 000207196 773__ $$d2010$$jVolume 49$$kNumber 3$$o100$$q87$$tJournal of the Transportation Research Forum 000207196 8564_ $$s597714$$uhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/207196/files/2586-5326-1-PB.pdf 000207196 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/207196 000207196 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:207196$$pGLOBAL_SET 000207196 912__ $$nSubmitted by Taisiia Stanishevska (stani097@umn.edu) on 2015-07-30T21:13:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2586-5326-1-PB.pdf: 597714 bytes, checksum: 2e6030402a4fa8a1baccf7e501f8f7dd (MD5) 000207196 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2015-07-30T21:13:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2586-5326-1-PB.pdf: 597714 bytes, checksum: 2e6030402a4fa8a1baccf7e501f8f7dd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 000207196 982__ $$gJournal of the Transportation Research Forum>Volume 49, Number 3, 2010 000207196 980__ $$a1424