Showing papers on "Rail freight transport published in 1978"
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TL;DR: In this article, an econometric model for the railways is developed for the purpose of analyzing the rail freight transport demand, dealing separately with volume and distance, and explanatory variables include predicted production of the commodity concerned, exports as a fraction of production, average vehicle payload, and the number of trucks registered in Canada.
Abstract: In this article, an econometric model for the railways is developed for the purpose of analyzing the rail freight transport demand, dealing separately with volume and distance. The explanatory variables include predicted production of the commodity concerned, exports as a fraction of production, average vehicle payload, and the number of trucks registered in Canada.
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