Babcock, Michael W.; Sanderson, James - In: Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and … 42 (2006) 3, pp. 149-166
Motivated by lower costs per ton-mile, US Class I railroads have been replacing 263,000-pound gross vehicle weight (GVW) covered hopper cars with 286,000-pound GVW cars. In many cases, shortline railroads would have to upgrade their tracks and bridges to handle the heavier cars. This paper used...
