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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz Two reasons: crew wages and locomotive efficiency. [/quote] Now this is a good starting point to exemplify the overlooked possibilities. Short haul unit train operations will work fine if: 1. The haul in question is at least one nominal crew district, or is an out and back full work day for the road crew. 2. Locomotive efficiency is a function of the hp to ton ratios. If you can get a hp/t ratio similar to that of the longer consists, your locomotive efficiency is the same. [quote]QUOTE: Now if you talk about a 50-car train with only one crew member, then maybe. [/quote] Another possibility for railroads to get more traffic (and the union to get more members) - If you can get the union to agree on a one man crew for a guaranteed scheduled haul in a normal work day with normal human off time(e.g. no on-call hassles, no back to work in 8 hours stuff), then you have increased the labor efficiency over that of regular two man crews who must put up with being on the call board for unscheduled departures.
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