RAILROAD RENAISSANCE: THE POST-1970 SHORT LINE MOVEMENT

RAILROAD RENAISSANCE: THE POST-1970 SHORT LINE MOVEMENT

Since 1970 and especially since railroad deregulation in 1980, there has been a proliferation of hundreds of new short line rail companies. These railroads range in length from about a mile to more than a thousand miles (those over 350 miles are called “regionals”). They were mainly formed when maj...

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Main Authors: Michael Landry, John Ozment
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2001-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/69
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spelling doaj-c30db8632fcd4833a1c8b3c1ce5670d42020-11-25T04:02:53ZengEconomic & Business History SocietyEssays in Economic and Business History0896-226X2001-06-0119169RAILROAD RENAISSANCE: THE POST-1970 SHORT LINE MOVEMENTMichael LandryJohn Ozment Since 1970 and especially since railroad deregulation in 1980, there has been a proliferation of hundreds of new short line rail companies. These railroads range in length from about a mile to more than a thousand miles (those over 350 miles are called “regionals”). They were mainly formed when major Class 1 rail systems spun off marginal trackage. This paperdiscusses the reasons for the short line renaissance. https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/69
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title_short RAILROAD RENAISSANCE: THE POST-1970 SHORT LINE MOVEMENT
title_full RAILROAD RENAISSANCE: THE POST-1970 SHORT LINE MOVEMENT
title_fullStr RAILROAD RENAISSANCE: THE POST-1970 SHORT LINE MOVEMENT
title_full_unstemmed RAILROAD RENAISSANCE: THE POST-1970 SHORT LINE MOVEMENT
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description Since 1970 and especially since railroad deregulation in 1980, there has been a proliferation of hundreds of new short line rail companies. These railroads range in length from about a mile to more than a thousand miles (those over 350 miles are called “regionals”). They were mainly formed when major Class 1 rail systems spun off marginal trackage. This paperdiscusses the reasons for the short line renaissance.
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