Railroad Access and Competition Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumers.

Competition.

Transportation--Law and legislation.

Transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on current railroad regulatory regime. Examines main points of contention between railroads and their captive customers, covering "bottlenecks," "paper barriers," and "terminal switching arrangements." Discusses legislation addressing these issues, and covers shipper and railroad points of view. Considers implications of injecting more rail-to-rail competition into the industry.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Railroad Access and Competition Issues

Access Restriction:

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