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I was a customer that used that train a great deal and so site my concerns much more from a business perspective than that of a "foamer." In talking to the CN about this train, they cited the problems in getting through the quagmire of junctions in Chicago a being a far greater driver of cost and poor service than the actual length of haul. They could get from Green Bay to Schiller Park w/ 2 crews and then could burn up to 3 more crews just getting to Harvey. That drove down crew utilization, power utilization, & flat car utilization. They could have run 100 units a day if they could have provided faster service.
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