@article{Brown:289771,
      recid = {289771},
      author = {Brown, Dennis},
      title = {Rail Freight Consolidation and Rural America},
      journal = {Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives},
      address = {1998-06},
      number = {2221-2019-2648},
      year = {1998},
      abstract = {Deregulation in the rail freight industry has brought  cheaper, faster, safer, and more efficient rail service,  but reduced competition in rail service and an increase in  the number of abandoned routes have hurt some rural areas.  Specific strategies to counter negative effects of rail  consolidations are available, including the establishment  of small railroads, greater Federal and State involvement,  and the Rails-to-Trails program. As the Nation’s rail  industry becomes more concentrated among fewer major  carriers, these approaches are likely to become more  important.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/289771},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.289771},
}