Communities depending solely on recruiting manufacturing industries for economic growth and development might be missing opportunities to better succeed with their efforts. Also, with all of the competition among communities for the relocation of these plants, the odds of success for many...

During the 1950s, the share of freight carried by railroads was similar and declining in both the United States and Europe. By 2000, the railroads’ share of freight (measured in ton–kilometers) had reached 38% in the United States while falling to 8% in Europe. This paper examines the...