QUOTE: Originally posted by kevarc We get 3 to 4 trains a week. During turnarounds we do not get coal, so figure about 168 trians a year. And as I have stated before, we are a captive facility. Studies show that if we had competitive shipping, we could save over $14+million a year. There is also a price saving for using aluminum cars - about $0.50-0.60/ton A few hard numbers from other cases that are a matter of public record. Hugo Power Plant in Olkahoma - their price AFTER doing a buildout went from $1.5/mmbtu to $1/mmbtu Houston Power & Light had a drop of about the same size when they did a buildout.
QUOTE: Originally posted by MP173 Chad: I wonder why the high rate for lumber. Perhaps it is due to specialized nature of the cars, but doubt it. Take a look at most of the rates and you see the value of the commodity drives the freight charges...as it should. Lower valued products tend to stay close to the point of manufacture or distribution. I seriously doubt if many cars of scrap metal move at $4200 per car. Mostly I would think those would move within a few hundred miles.
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevarc A 100 car train carried 100 tons of coal/car between the PRB and Louisiana is around $180,000
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QUOTE: Originally posted by MP173 Bob Wilcox: Do ytou have any idea of how much traffic moves under tariff authority vs contract authority for rails these days? I doubt if you would know the exact percentage, but is it a large portion? Do most of the large shippers (GM, Ford, etc.) move under contract? thanks ed
QUOTE: You don't "buy a carload of lumber from the UP". The UP doesn't sell lumber.
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