The Structure of Transcontinental Railroad Rates: A Publication of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of California

The Structure of Transcontinental Railroad Rates by Stuart Daggett and John P. Carter provides a detailed examination of how freight rate systems shaped—and constrained—the economic life of California during the mid-twentieth century. Drawing on published tariffs from 1943–1944 and comparative data supplied by carriers, the authors unpack the mechanics of rate-making, the geography of western rail routes, and the competitive interplay between railroads, highways, and intercoastal shipping. ...