CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE ix
3. CONTENTS xi
4. MAP xii
5. CHARTS xvi
6. INTRODUCTION xxi
7. PART I. THE LOCATIONAL FRAMEWORK
8. 1. The Soviet Geographic Setting in Historical Perspective 3
9. 2. Soviet Locational Objectives and Problems 21
10. PART II. RAILROADS AND OTHER CARRIERS IN ACTION
11. 3. Industrialization and Transportation 41
12. 4. Surmounting the Transportation Crisis 73
13. 5. Soviet Railroads in World War II 89
14. 6. Postwar Recovery and Expansion 110
15. 7. Soviet Railroad Operations 127
16. 8. Intercarrier Relations in Freight Transportation 145
17. 9. The Geography of Commodity Transportation 161
18. 10. Passenger Transportation 181
19. PART III. RAILROADS AS A SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY
20. 11. Railroad Costs and Revenues 199
21. 12. Growth Rates for Commodity Output and Freight Traffic 228
22. 13. Railroad Capital-Output Relations 248
23. 14. Some Theoretical Considerations 264
24. 15. A Summary Evaluation of Soviet Policy and Prospects 272
25. BIBLIOGRAPHY 283
26. NOTES 294
27. APPENDICES 311
28. INDEX 413