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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by n012944 [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal [quote]Originally posted by Murphy Siding [quote]Originally posted by futuremodal A short haul is considered anything under 300 miles, and today railroads won't touch shorthauls [/quote] The fact that railroads gave up this business means they couldn't compete for the business-the trucks won, in this case.[:)] [/quote] I notice another forum participant indicated that the Deadwood power plant shut down. How can that be? Since trucks are competition for railroads, they should've been able to hum right along even without rail service. Apparently, the trucks couldn't hack it. Some competition they were (insert sarcastic smilie here). [/quote] Hold on here, you know what they say about assumeing things. There are many reasons why the power plant could have shut down, was it clean air compliant? Was there a new one built? Somehow I think there is more than just the trucking of coal that made the plant close. Bert [/quote]On those points one would add that obsolete equipment, demand and transmission shift and distance or lack of profitability through old technology (but not as likely on the last point)
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