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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it will hold a public
meeting on Thursday, November 6, 2008 to discuss the independent study by
Christensen Associates assessing the current state of competition in the
freight railroad industry in the United States. The Board also announced
that the Christensen study will be released to the public, via the Board's
website at www.stb.dot.gov, prior to the public meeting.
The November 6, 2008 public meeting will
begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Board's Hearing
Room on the 1st Floor of the agency's
headquarters at Patriots Plaza, 395 E
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. At the
meeting, the Board will discuss the study's
findings with Christensen researchers. The
public is invited to attend the meeting but
will not be permitted to testify.
The study was undertaken pursuant to a
contract the Board awarded to Christensen
in September 2007. Christensen, a Madison,
Wisconsin-headquartered economic and
engineering consulting firm with extensive
experience analyzing the transportation
sector and other markets, was engaged to
focus on providing a comprehensive analysis
of a wide range of issues in the freight
rail industry including competition,
capacity, and the interplay between the
two. The study also is expected to examine
various regulatory policy alternatives. In
addition to its quantitative research,
Christensen conducted detailed, qualitative
interviews with many key industry
stakeholders.
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