Report on the transportation of coal: baseline energy forecast, rail investment forecast, evaluation of capital requirements and availability, impacts on the Appalachian region

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5956272

This report, completed in 1981 includes a baseline energy forecast, a rail-investment forecast, and an evaluation of the capital requirements and availability for Appalachian rail carriers. The energy forecast focuses on the regional markets for Appalachian coal and an assessment of key factors influencing energy markets over the next ten years. The rail-investment forecast requirements and projects rail investment in Appalachia. The evaluation of capital requirements and availability for Appalachian rail carriers analyzes capital needs for major carriers and projects capital expenditures, equipment utilization, and predicts some levels of rate increases. Coal-related investments are separated from noncoal investments. Rail abandonment and its impact on service in the Region is addressed.

• Research Organization: Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Bethesda, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5956272
• Report Number(s): PB-89-139653/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COAL
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ENERGY DEMAND
FORECASTING
INVESTMENT
ECONOMIC IMPACT
MARKETING RESEARCH
STATISTICAL DATA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
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INDUSTRY
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MATERIALS
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NUMERICAL DATA
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