THE RAILROAD CAPACITY CRISIS: After Cutting to the Bone and More, Trains Are Back
During the Era of Railroad building (primarily the last half of the 19th century), it was far more profitable to lay track than to operate railroads due to the subsidiesfrom various levels ofgovernment and the competition between cities to be located on as many lines as possible, and the overchargin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
| Online Access: | https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/188 |