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Here's a quote from this following link..... <br /> <br />http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006606190308 <br /> <br />....that gives us a clue into how customers have percieved railroads over the last few decades: <br /> <br />"The resurgence of the rails is a good story," Ortwerth said. "For 30 years, the rails have been bleeding market share away to the trucks. The No. 1 reason was service issues. The rails were so notoriously bad at customer service and on-time delivery." <br /> <br /> <br />That's what this topic is about, and how retrenchment has related to the negative views rail customers have had and continue to have about the US railroad industry. <br /> <br />Retrenchment = shrinking customer base. <br /> <br />Shrinking customer base = lost market share <br /> <br />BTW, railroad market share has not changed appreciably in the last 50 years.
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