CONTENTS
| FIGURESxi |
| TABLESxiii |
| PREFACExv |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTSxvii |
| 1. Development of the Railway3 |
| 2. A Product of Necessity9 |
| 3. Degrees of Standardization15 |
| 4. Changing Times, Changing Needs19 | Appendix to Chapter 4: Tables 1-433 |
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| 5. For Everyone Else: The Typical
Transportation Industry Structure41 |
| 6. Railroad Industry Structure55 |
| 7. Aspects of Joint Use67 |
| 8. Aspects of Innovation75 |
| 9. Economics and Structure91 | Appendix to Chapter 9: Mergers107 |
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| 10. In Theory, in Congress113 |
| 11. A Proposal127 |
| 12. Roadway Companies131 |
| 13. Carrier Companies147 |
| 14. Terminals163 |
| 15. Regulation173 |
| 16. Opportunity for Innovation183 | Appendix to Chapter 16: Service Alternatives for
Short-Haul Traffic195 |
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Book title: Railroads, the Free Enterprise Alternative.
Contributors: Daniel L. Overbey - Author.
Publisher: Quorum Books.
Place of publication: Westport, CT.
Publication year: 1982.
Page number: ix.
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