Railroad Regulation: Changes in Railroad Rates and Service Quality Since 1990
RCED-99-93
Published: Apr 16, 1999. Publicly Released: Apr 22, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the environment within which railroad rates have been set since 1990; (2) how railroad rates have changed since 1990; (3) how railroad service quality has changed since 1990; and (4) actions taken by the Surface Transportation Board and others to address railroad service quality problems.
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