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1、ANALYSISOFECONOMIESOFSIZEANDDENSITYFORSHORTLINERAILROADSPhilipAnthonyFischerJohnBitzanDenverTolliverNorthDakotaStateUniversityFargo,NorthDakotaOctober2001AcknowledgmentsThisreporthasbeenpreparedwithfundsprovidedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofTransportationtotheMountainPlai
2、nsConsortium(MPC).AspecialthankstoGeneGriffinandtheMPCinobtainingthisfunding.ThisreportwaswritteninpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforaMastersDegreeinAgriculturalEconomicsatNorthDakotaStateUniversity.TheauthorwouldliketothankJohnBitzan,DemceyJohnson,VinodLall,WilliamN
3、jange,andDenverTolliverfortheirassistanceandguidancethroughoutthestudy.Also,Iwouldliketothankmyfriendswhoassistedwithguidanceandproofreading,especiallyJonLee,KevinKermes,JasonSayler,andRobertWagner.DisclaimerThecontentsofthisreportreflecttheviewsoftheauthors,whoarerespon
4、sibleforthefactsandaccuracyoftheinformationpresentedherein.ThisdocumentisdisseminatedunderthesponsorshipoftheDepartmentofTransportation,UniversityTransportationCentersProgram,intheinterestofinformationexchange.TheU.S.governmentassumesnoliabilityforthecontentsorusethereof
5、.ABSTRACTAftertheStaggersRailAct,ClassIrailroadswereallowedmoreflexibilitytosellandabandonsectionsofrailtrack.Thesesectionsoftrackwerelessprofitableandhadlimiteddensitypermile.Muchofthistrackwastakenoverbyrailcarriersknownasshortlines,whichhavehadmixedresults,withmanyoft
6、hembeingviablewhileotherswerenot.Thisstudyexaminestheseshortlinestodeterminewhatmakesthemviableandefficient.Previousresearchstudieshavenotaddressedthisissueadequatelybecauseofthedatausedandtheadvancementsintechniquesthathavetakenplacesince.Therehasnotbeenarecentstudyonth
7、eshortlinerailroadindustrythathasutilizedtheTranslogCostFunction.Furthermore,thedatausedinthisstudyweresuppliedbytheshortlinesthroughuseoftheAmericanShortLineDatabase,whichwascompiledbytheUpperGreatPlainsTransportationInstitute.Thisstudydemonstratedthatshortlinescouldach
8、ievegreatercostsavingsiftheyweretoincreasetheirdensity(revenuetonmilespermile)andtheirsize(mileofroad).
