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Author : August George Liebmann
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)
Download or read book Railway Track Economics written by August George Liebmann and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Douglas J. Puffert
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226685098
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)
Download or read book Tracks Across Continents, Paths Through History written by Douglas J. Puffert and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A standard track gauge—the distance between the two rails—enables connecting railway lines to exchange traffic. But despite the benefits of standardization, early North American railways used six different gauges extensively, and even today breaks of gauge at national borders and within such countries as India and Australia are expensive burdens on commerce. In Tracks across Continents, Paths through History, Douglas J. Puffert offers a global history of railway track gauge, examining early choices and the dynamic process of diversity and standardization that resulted. Drawing on the economic theory of path dependence, and grounded in economic, technical, and institutional realities, this innovative volume traces how early historical events, and even idiosyncratic personalities, have affected choices of gauge ever since, despite changing technology and understandings of what gauge is optimal. Puffert also uses this history to develop new insights in the theory of path dependence. Tracks across Continents, Paths through History will be essential reading for anyone interested in how history and economics inform each other.
Author : Jeffrey T. Macher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429632150
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)
Download or read book U.S. Freight Rail Economics and Policy written by Jeffrey T. Macher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The passage of the Staggers Rail Act in 1980 led brought a renaissance to the freight rail industry. In the decade following, economists documented the effects of the Act on a variety of important economic metrics including prices, costs, and productivity. Over the preceding years, and with the return of the industry to more stable footing, attention to the industry by economists faded. The lack of attention, however, has not been due to a dearth of ongoing economic and policy issues that continue to confront the industry. In this volume, we begin to rectify this inattention. Rather than retread older analyses or provide yet another look at the consequences of Staggers, we assemble a collection of ten chapters in four sections that collectively provide fresh and up-to-date analyses of the economic issues and policy challenges the industry faces: the first section sets the context through foundational discussion of freight rail; the second section highlights the role of freight rail in an increasingly interrelated economy; the third section examines industry structure and scope in freight rail; and the fourth section assesses current regulatory challenges that confront freight rail. This book will be of great value to researchers, academics, policymakers, and students interested in the fields of freight rail economics and policy, transportation, business history, and regulatory economics.
Author : Arthur Mellen Wellington
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1062 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways written by Arthur Mellen Wellington and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Mellen Wellington
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways written by Arthur Mellen Wellington and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Albalate
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739171240
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Economics and Politics of High-Speed Rail written by Daniel Albalate and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technological revolution linked to high speed rail (HSR) has been accompanied by myths and claims about its contribution to society and the economy. Although HSR is unquestionably a technological advance that has become a symbol of modernity, this review and analysis of the international experiences shows that the conditions necessary to have a positive impact, economically, socially and environmentally, are enormously restrictive. The Economics and Politics of High Speed Rail: Lessons from Experiences Abroad, by Daniel Albalate and Germà Bel, introduces the main questions policy makers and scholars should examine when considering and studying HSR implementation, with particular emphasis on the US’s recent interest in this technology and possible application in California. Albalate and Bel then review the experiences of the most significant implementations of HSR around the globe. This in-depth international perspective includes chapters on the pioneers of HSR (Japan and France), the European followers (Germany, Spain and Italy), as well as Asian experiences in China, Taiwan, and Korea. Albalate and Bel’s study provides a clear distinction between the myths and realities associated with this transportation innovation. Among the most relevant findings, this study highlights how HSR projects that do not satisfy highly restrictive conditions—on mobility patterns, measured costs, and economically rational designs—that make it desirable have been the source of huge financial debacles and the economic failure of HSR in most cases, which result in unfortunate consequences for taxpayers. The Economics and Politics of High Speed Rail is a rigorous investigation of the economic and political challenges and ramifications of implementing new public transportation technology.
Author : Matthias Finger
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783473339
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)
Download or read book Rail Economics, Policy and Regulation in Europe written by Matthias Finger and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European railway sector has undergone profound and predominantly institutional changes over the past 20 years, due to the initiatives of the European Commission. This book constitutes a first systematic assessment and account of the recent transformations of the industry along a series of critical yet contentious issues such as competition, unbundling, regulation, access charging, standards and interoperability, and public–private partnerships. It also covers the main railways sectors including passenger transport, high speed and freight.
Author : Arthur Mellen Wellington
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1030 pages
Book Rating : 4.G8/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways written by Arthur Mellen Wellington and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Charles Gotshall
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)
Download or read book Notes on Electric Railway Economics and Preliminary Engineering written by William Charles Gotshall and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Aaron Morton Sakolski
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Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)
Download or read book American Railroad Economics written by Aaron Morton Sakolski and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
