Originally posted by chad thomas [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply mudchicken Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Denver / La Junta 10,790 posts Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:45 PM Swap Topolobampo for Punta Colonet and Arthur Stillwell's KCM&O sounds like it was 100 years too early. Lack of capital will kill this too. (same country, same story, different century) Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west Reply MP57313 Member sinceJune 2001 From: L A County, CA, US 1,009 posts Posted by MP57313 on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:10 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas the ports' gates are open only eight hours per day, five days per week due to the financial constraints of manning them around the clock, seven days a week. Actually I thought it was the longshoreman's clerks' union that fought to keep this limitation in work hours. Would it really cost more to have them work more hours, when compared to the cost of having ships sit out in the harbor for a week or more, waiting for a slot to unload? QUOTE: insufficient gangs of longshoremen I hope that's a figure of speech A similar proposal for a terminal near Ensenada + a new (electrified?) rail line was proposed some years back but I don't think it went beyond the proposal stage. Even if this new terminal does get built, what kind of delays would be in place at the border for customs inspections? Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:19 AM I've given this much thought & have decided that this is just a "wedge" play to get improvements from the LAX port commissioners to improve the situation at the LAX [:o)][:D][:p] Originally posted by chad thomas Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply ChuckCobleigh Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Sunny (mostly) San Diego 1,914 posts Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:46 AM I can hear the whining in Calexico already if long stackers start coming through several times a day to/from Mexicali. I wonder if UP would do the east-west sort in the Imperial Valley or just take everything to Colton or Berdoo first. Or, likely this won't happen at all. (The smart money bet.) Reply chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:55 AM I don't see this happening either. Just thought I'd throw it out there for debate. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:55 PM [:p]Thanks I found it interesting especially since 4 pretty "major" steamship lines are involved. COSCO being a socialist state run line makes me also wonder if it will ever happen. For info Evergreen is a Taiwan company so I do not know how well that would mesh with the mainland Chinese goverment. [:o)][:D] Originally posted by chad thomas [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply K. P. Harrier Member sinceOctober 2003 7,968 posts Posted by K. P. Harrier on Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:34 PM Labor is cheaper in Mexico. Need I say more? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed. Reply mudchicken Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Denver / La Junta 10,790 posts Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:36 PM Yeah, but the containers will all be looted before they get out of the port, too! Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west Reply K. P. Harrier Member sinceOctober 2003 7,968 posts Posted by K. P. Harrier on Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:46 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken Yeah, but the containers will all be looted before they get out of the port, too! QUITE! QUITE. I question whether "looted" is even in the 'south of the boarder' lingo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas the ports' gates are open only eight hours per day, five days per week due to the financial constraints of manning them around the clock, seven days a week.
QUOTE: insufficient gangs of longshoremen
Originally posted by chad thomas Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply ChuckCobleigh Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Sunny (mostly) San Diego 1,914 posts Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:46 AM I can hear the whining in Calexico already if long stackers start coming through several times a day to/from Mexicali. I wonder if UP would do the east-west sort in the Imperial Valley or just take everything to Colton or Berdoo first. Or, likely this won't happen at all. (The smart money bet.) Reply chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:55 AM I don't see this happening either. Just thought I'd throw it out there for debate. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:55 PM [:p]Thanks I found it interesting especially since 4 pretty "major" steamship lines are involved. COSCO being a socialist state run line makes me also wonder if it will ever happen. For info Evergreen is a Taiwan company so I do not know how well that would mesh with the mainland Chinese goverment. [:o)][:D] Originally posted by chad thomas [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply K. P. Harrier Member sinceOctober 2003 7,968 posts Posted by K. P. Harrier on Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:34 PM Labor is cheaper in Mexico. Need I say more? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed. Reply mudchicken Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Denver / La Junta 10,790 posts Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:36 PM Yeah, but the containers will all be looted before they get out of the port, too! Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west Reply K. P. Harrier Member sinceOctober 2003 7,968 posts Posted by K. P. Harrier on Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:46 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken Yeah, but the containers will all be looted before they get out of the port, too! QUITE! QUITE. I question whether "looted" is even in the 'south of the boarder' lingo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by chad thomas [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply K. P. Harrier Member sinceOctober 2003 7,968 posts Posted by K. P. Harrier on Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:34 PM Labor is cheaper in Mexico. Need I say more? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed. Reply mudchicken Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Denver / La Junta 10,790 posts Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:36 PM Yeah, but the containers will all be looted before they get out of the port, too! Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west Reply K. P. Harrier Member sinceOctober 2003 7,968 posts Posted by K. P. Harrier on Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:46 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken Yeah, but the containers will all be looted before they get out of the port, too! QUITE! QUITE. I question whether "looted" is even in the 'south of the boarder' lingo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed.
QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken Yeah, but the containers will all be looted before they get out of the port, too!
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.