Publication Date

12-1975

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Wayne Hoffman, James Davis, Edmund Hegen

Degree Program

Department of Geography and Geology

Degree Type

Master of Science

Abstract

Federal legislation enacted in January 1974 created federal agencies to produce a rail plan process for the Northeast United States and to monitor and evaluate the programs. A a result of the federal enactment, many states are producing rail plans. Wisconsin is presently preparing one such plan which included the elements of freight operations. The State also has produced a Manual for State Railroad Planning. Both documents have included railroad abandonment as topic of discussion. The present planning process in the State is not sufficient to determine future courses of action concerning abandonments. A case study is presented to determine whether the future State Rail Plan adequately meets the demands of a planning process for abandonments. A summary of future planning practices of railroad abandonments is also included.

Disciplines

Business | Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Geography | Human Geography | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Transportation | Urban, Community and Regional Planning

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