We all know the mantra by now. Everywhere that PSR goes, the OR is soon to follow.
PSR is supposed to work primarily on the cost side of things, however, we also know the lion's share of OR improvement in the last decade or so has been from rate increases on generally flat merchandise traffic.
So, the number are out there. Who would care to try to calculate the cost per unit (shipment) pre and post PSR on the RRs that have implemented. It would be particularly interesting on CSX. They implemented scheduled RRing before EHH arrived. How has PSR moved the needle on cost for them over the past 5 years or so?
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
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