On Tue, 10 May 2016 12:19:46 -0600, Orographic > wrote:

> On 5/10/2016 11:59 AM, notbob wrote:
> > On 2016-05-10, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> >> Railroads have made a comeback for that reason.
> >
> > What? They can lay off employees, wholescale?
> >
> > The reason RR still are profitable is cuz 50% of their traffic is coal!
> >
> > nb
> >
> Not anymore it isn't.
>
> https://www.aar.org/pages/freight-ra...ffic-data.aspx
>
> Crude from the Bakken replaced it.
>
> Then it got nailed.

Trains need to start running on time, so they can act as long distance
carriers and trucks are only needed to take freight from the train to
delivery point and for heaven's sake, maintain the tracks!
https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0362

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