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Energy Use and Pollutant Emissions Impacts of Shortline Railroad Abandonment

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  • Babcock, Michael W.
  • Bunch, James L.

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Railroad abandonment has potential negative effects especially in rural areas that rely on railroads for outbound and inbound shipments. The objectives of the study are (1) to develop a model that can measure wheat transport modal ton-mile shifts, (2) measure modal energy use changes, and (3) measure the modal emissions changes resulting from hypothetical shortline railroad abandonment. Total ton-miles are about the same in the simulated shortline abandonment and no shortline abandonment cases, with the abandonment scenario generating 2% fewer ton-miles. Total energy consumption is nearly identical in the two scenarios; 2.1% higher in the shortline abandonment case. Grand total emissions are 1.4% lower in the scenario that does not include shortlines in the logistics system.

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  • Babcock, Michael W. & Bunch, James L., 2007. "Energy Use and Pollutant Emissions Impacts of Shortline Railroad Abandonment," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 225-257, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:20:y:2007:i:1:p:225-257
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