The primary concern of the study (in 2 volumes) was the trade area served by a rail line. The trade area was determined on the assumption that a farmer will haul his grain to the nearest elevator located on a railroad line. The basic approach in this study has been to measure potential demand for rail transportation, not to analyze the traffic data accumulated in the recent past. The first five chapters give the summaries for the entire state of South Dakota. The rail line segments have been revised and recorded to comply as nearly as possible, with that, used by the various railroad companies. Some railroad data would be made available for this study that would provide a basis for estimating the rail potential in the major cities of South Dakota.


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    Title :

    Railroad Impact Study - 63 Rail Line Segments in South Dakota


    Contributors:
    L. A. Poth (author) / J. Peterson (author)

    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    218 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English