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Why do railroads run intermodal so fast?
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my un-educated opinion would be along the lines of what highiron said. not much is stored and/or warehoused these days. it's all distribution centers ship it in, sort it and ship it out. everything is so fast paced because the inventory isn't there anymore. go to your local car dealership and try to get anything other than an oil filter..."uhh, yea we'll have that UPS'ed to you in 2 days" <br /> <br />it's all just fast paced nowadays. the boat goes as fast as it can, the unloading/loading goes as fast as it can so why not run the train to what its capable of?
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