A rail operator must allocate fixed and variable costs—wages, maintenance, energy, track access—to specific shipments, customer segments, or route sections using standardized cost drivers such as weight, axle load, travel time, or distance.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_allocation
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