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RAILROAD POLICY AND INTERMODALISM: Policy Choices after Deregulation
Author(s) -
Plant Jeremy F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2002.tb00262.x
Subject(s) - deregulation , restructuring , business , transportation industry , public transport , public policy , industrial organization , transport policy , international trade , economics , market economy , transport engineering , finance , economic growth , engineering
Intermodalism is widely viewed as a promising recent development in transportation. This article examines the role played by railroads in intermodal freight transportation and the framework of public policies around whic intermodal freight movement has evolved. Intermodalism emerged because of technological, organizational, and public policy developments that contributed to its rapid growth. Deregulation of the rail industry since 1980 has led to significant restructuring through mergers and direct contracts between railroads and customers. As intermodal shipments become more important to the overall transportation system in the United States, attention will need to be given to ways in which intermodal concerns are addressed in surface transportation programs.