Course Description: This course analyzes the financial viability of high-speed freight rail systems, exploring cost structures, investment models, and economic benefits.
Objectives:
- Understand the financial framework for high-speed freight rail projects.
- Evaluate infrastructure investment costs and funding sources.
- Assess the economic impact of high-speed freight corridors.
- Develop pricing models for high-speed cargo services.
- Analyze trade flow dynamics influenced by fast freight networks.
- Compare cost-benefit analyses of high-speed versus conventional freight.
- Examine government policies and private-sector investment strategies.
- Optimize revenue generation through high-speed rail logistics.
- Assess competition between high-speed rail and other transport modes.
- Design a business case for implementing high-speed freight rail operations.
