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July TRAINS takes on the captive shipper debate - Best Issue Ever?
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One other significant point that no one has raised is that many farmers are becoming truckers in their own right. They have purchased older semis of their own to move their grain. This may be to a new larger grain elevator on a main line or to a barge port on a river. The family farm is an endangered species in our country, has been for years. The simple fact is that many farmers are corporate and have built the capacity to move their own produce as part of the logistics chain. So, the railroad gets another competitor or at least a customer that is willing to enhance the truck and water transport competition.
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