QUOTE: Originally posted by rob_l Basically, our RRs have become carriers competitive only for bulk unit trains, ramp-to-ramp intermodal trains (where somebody else sells, manages, delivers and gets paid for the transportation), and carload service of bulk commodities not in any hurry for which the huge cube or weight capacity or the safety regulations of rail vehicles are an advantage.
QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill The fleet in 1944 was comprised of very few car types vs. today's specialization, and the empty miles that inevitably result. I don't know how assiduously railroads moved foreign-road empties to connection in that era, rather than reloading them, so the lack of specialization may not have mattered much. I assume that except in times of car shortage empties went to connection.
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
QUOTE: Originally posted by rangerjim94 Today's capacity is almost insufficient for today's traffic needs. Too much track has been torn up , thus leaving many railroads without secondary lines for redundancy. Some examples include the former Lackawanna main line west of Corning NY, particularly between Groveland and Wayland, portions of Milwaukee Road's Pacific Extension, the Lehigh Valley main line in Western New York, to name a few lines that should have at least been railbanked for future use as rail lines should the need arise.
QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill Yes, on the first, partially on the second. I don't have a total number for horsepower, only units, and in 1944, we have steam comprising a majority of the fleet. Number of carloads per car per year: (total carloads divided by total size of freight-car fleet, all owners) 1944: 17.67 2001: 20.70 Number of carloads per locomotive per year: (total carloads divided by total locomotive fleet) 1944: 838.23 2001: 1,377.84
Quentin
QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill For all U.S. Class I railroads (1944 chosen unless no data available for that year): Revenue ton-miles per employee-hour: 1944, 194 2001, 3,516 Revenue ton-miles per gallon of fuel consumed: 1955, 184 2001, 403 Millions of revenue ton-miles per mile of road (route-mile) and mile of track: 1955: 2.95 million and 1.78 million 2001: 15.29 million and 8.94 million Net ton-miles per train-hour: 1944: 17,623 2001: 61,802 Revenue ton-miles per carload 1944: 20,176 2001: 54,970 Average tons per trainload 1944: 1,124 2001: 3,005 Rate of return on net investment: 1944: 4.70% 2001: 6.85% Source: AAR
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