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Reference Materials

An Analysis Of Amtrak's Five Year Plan

Amtrak's 5-year plan requests that the Congress increase the Federal operating grant from the $545 million requested in fiscal year 1978 to $876 million in 1982, an increase of $331 million. This study describes assumptions about inflation and improved efficiency contained in the Amtrak plan. it...

Privatization of Conrail: The Public Offering

The United States government sold its 85% interest in the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) through a public offering. This was the largest initial public offering of a United States industrial company in American history.

The National Short Line Railroad Database Project, 1996-1997

This project is dedicated toward creating an annual information base on short line and regional railroads. Due to the ever faster changing railroad system, the value of such information is becoming increasingly important. The collected data is a viable tool for depicting industry trends and...