Additional Resources in Support of Public Rail Ownership

Research Papers & Reports

• Matthew Buck: Railroad Regulation Reinterpreted
• Uday Schultz: Efficiency and the Decline of American Freight Railroads
• Alan Fischer: Video on Nationalization of the Class 1’s
• Dick Robert: American Railroads: The Case for Nationalization
• Professor Fred Naiden: How Some Two Dozen Freight Railroads Ended up as Public Works
• Who is Glenn E. Plumb and what is the Plumb Plan League
• Economic Benefits of State-Supported Passenger Rail Services: Full Report and Executive Summary
• Narayan Gopinathan: Techno-economics of low-carbon freight rail transportation in California

Handouts

• Why Public Rail: A Railroader’s Guide
• Automation: The Big Lie
• Regulatory Capture: How Wall Street Took Over Freight Rail
• Save Amtrak: Stop the Push for Privatization
• For a Climate Safe Future, We Need Public Rail Now
• Farmers: Benefits of a Public Rail System
• Shippers: Benefits of a Public Rail System

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