American Railroad Economics a Text book for Investors And Students
American Railroad Economics a Text book for Investors And Students
Aaron M Aaron Morton Sakolski
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As between different railroads, however, caution must be exercised in using this index. Local conditions as well as disparities in kind and in amount of traffic affect transportation costs to an even greater degree than maintenance costs. Fast and frequent freight service requiring light train-loads increase transportation costs. Similarly, heavy grades, in- sufficient trackage, weak bridges and the like cause loss in speed and in service. All this means larger wage and fuel costs than when phy...sical facilities permit the maximum speed and the minimum time. On the other hand, the relatively smaller transpor- tation costs resulting from improved physical facili- ties are generally effected by heavy increase in the 210 AMERICAN RAILROAD ECONOMICS permanent capital investment in the property. The heavier interest and dividend charges on capital investment may therefore wholly offset the saving in operating expense. The great problem always before the railroad financier is to determine how far the saving in transportation and in other costs aris- ing from proposed improvements and betterments will outstrip the cost of the new capital required for these purposes.
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