Rail Mergers : Background and Selected Public Policy Issues.

Discusses rail mergers and their impact on customers, competitors, and employees; and analyzes major public policy issues associated with the Conrail acquisition. Reviews financial and employment history of railroads, legislative history of Federal economic regulation of railroads, history of rail m...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses rail mergers and their impact on customers, competitors, and employees; and analyzes major public policy issues associated with the Conrail acquisition. Reviews financial and employment history of railroads, legislative history of Federal economic regulation of railroads, history of rail mergers, history and merger activity of Conrail, and Surface Transportation Board procedures for deciding a merger application. Includes tables.
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