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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by rob_l</i> <br /><br />Basically, our RRs have become carriers competitive only for bulk unit trains, ramp-to-ramp intermodal trains (where somebody else sells, manages, delivers and gets paid for the transportation), and carload service of bulk commodities not in any hurry for which the huge cube or weight capacity or the safety regulations of rail vehicles are an advantage. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />The economy is relentlessly moving to smaller, higher value products delivered faster. If heavy rail can't or won't adapt they will forfeit shipment of almost all future products to trucks and will only be able to compete with river barges.
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