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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by garyaiki Jim, A railroad has an incentive to hog cars for the whole route. But when capacity is tight they have an incentive to pass cars to another railroad. A smart railroad would adapt when they reach capacity. Are you saying they still hog cars even after they reach capacity? [/quote] What I am saying is basically this: Railroads do not use the shortest routes or allow other railroads to get a car to its destination when it could be done so quicker. In some cases a car could save at least 8 or 10 hours (maybe even more) if another railroad was allowed to accept the car. But instead of giving it up to another railraod which has a quicker route the first railroad will "hog" it. It will still get to where it is going, but it will take at least 1/2 day longer (or more). It all boils down to $$$ not efficiency.
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