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Waterway and Railway Equivalents
New waterway lines of transportation should not be established unless an analysis of the existing railway, highway, and waterway lines and of the need for transportation shows that the proposed new line is required and that if established it will produce an annual saving in the cost of transportation greater than the interest on construction plus maintenance and operating costs.
As the cost of all lines of communication is paid for from the public wealth, an exercise of unprejudiced judgment is demanded before an investment is made. In selecting any one of the general transportation agencies for use, the total tonnage requiring movement must be analyzed as to volume, distance to be moved, continuity of traffic, kinds of commodities, importance of time of transit, class of carriers required, and terminal facilities.
Waterway and Railway Equivalents
New waterway lines of transportation should not be established unless an analysis of the existing railway, highway, and waterway lines and of the need for transportation shows that the proposed new line is required and that if established it will produce an annual saving in the cost of transportation greater than the interest on construction plus maintenance and operating costs.
As the cost of all lines of communication is paid for from the public wealth, an exercise of unprejudiced judgment is demanded before an investment is made. In selecting any one of the general transportation agencies for use, the total tonnage requiring movement must be analyzed as to volume, distance to be moved, continuity of traffic, kinds of commodities, importance of time of transit, class of carriers required, and terminal facilities.
Waterway and Railway Equivalents
Black, William M. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 88 ; 0538-0552
2021-01-01
151925-01-01 pages
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Discussion of “Waterway and Railway Equivalents”
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Closure to “Waterway and Railway Equivalents”
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