US rail freight performance under downsized regulation

Utilities Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-179

  Spychalski, John C ^a   Swan, Peter F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Government policy; Rail freight; Regulation

Indexed keywords

FREIGHT TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142729983     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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