QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp It seems like I heard something about an intermodal terminal dedicated (or nearly so) to the Eastman Chemical plant in Kingsport, TN.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken QUOTE: Originally posted by broncoman Aren't there times when traffic becomes so prohibitive that dealing with the 3/5 car spine issues isn't that bad compared with the delays of truck traffic going from intermodal facility to D.C. Its probably going to be really interesting in many places in the next couple of years with regards to it being easier to move things via rail as opposed to truck. I would think the port of oakland is going to be one of these experiments. Does anyone know how the Wal-mart D.C in the Central Valley CA (can't remember exactly what town) is fed by? UP, BNSF? Thanks Dave Porterville, CA .......RailAmerica SanJoaquin Valley RR (former ATSF line, ex SP nearby) Actually, it is next to the ex-SP. The ex-ATSF through Porterville has been removed (from s/o Lindsay to Ultra). There is no spur going into the center. The old ATSF branchlines through the San Joaquin Valley have been decimated. The only remaining portions are from Exeter to Lindsay, Ducor to Ultra, Visalia to Loma, and a branch from the BNSF main in Fresno to eastern Fresno (SP used trackage rights on this for part of its Clovis Branch), all SJVR; there is also a section from the BNSF yard in Fresno to an A&K Railroad Materials yard in Fresno and the Oakdale Branch. Just don't stay at the Best Western in Front of the Wal-Mart DC in Porterville. The air conditioning never wworks and you listen to trucks going in and out all night![:(!]
QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken QUOTE: Originally posted by broncoman Aren't there times when traffic becomes so prohibitive that dealing with the 3/5 car spine issues isn't that bad compared with the delays of truck traffic going from intermodal facility to D.C. Its probably going to be really interesting in many places in the next couple of years with regards to it being easier to move things via rail as opposed to truck. I would think the port of oakland is going to be one of these experiments. Does anyone know how the Wal-mart D.C in the Central Valley CA (can't remember exactly what town) is fed by? UP, BNSF? Thanks Dave Porterville, CA .......RailAmerica SanJoaquin Valley RR (former ATSF line, ex SP nearby) Actually, it is next to the ex-SP. The ex-ATSF through Porterville has been removed (from s/o Lindsay to Ultra). There is no spur going into the center. The old ATSF branchlines through the San Joaquin Valley have been decimated. The only remaining portions are from Exeter to Lindsay, Ducor to Ultra, Visalia to Loma, and a branch from the BNSF main in Fresno to eastern Fresno (SP used trackage rights on this for part of its Clovis Branch), all SJVR; there is also a section from the BNSF yard in Fresno to an A&K Railroad Materials yard in Fresno and the Oakdale Branch.
QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken QUOTE: Originally posted by broncoman Aren't there times when traffic becomes so prohibitive that dealing with the 3/5 car spine issues isn't that bad compared with the delays of truck traffic going from intermodal facility to D.C. Its probably going to be really interesting in many places in the next couple of years with regards to it being easier to move things via rail as opposed to truck. I would think the port of oakland is going to be one of these experiments. Does anyone know how the Wal-mart D.C in the Central Valley CA (can't remember exactly what town) is fed by? UP, BNSF? Thanks Dave Porterville, CA .......RailAmerica SanJoaquin Valley RR (former ATSF line, ex SP nearby)
QUOTE: Originally posted by broncoman Aren't there times when traffic becomes so prohibitive that dealing with the 3/5 car spine issues isn't that bad compared with the delays of truck traffic going from intermodal facility to D.C. Its probably going to be really interesting in many places in the next couple of years with regards to it being easier to move things via rail as opposed to truck. I would think the port of oakland is going to be one of these experiments. Does anyone know how the Wal-mart D.C in the Central Valley CA (can't remember exactly what town) is fed by? UP, BNSF? Thanks Dave
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QUOTE: Originally posted by HighIron2003ar Walmart cannot handle the intermodal. Sorry. Thier current model is a L shaped warehouse one side to take Frozen and Reefer trailers, the other side dry goods and grocery. The distribution centers usually will need new rail and infrastructure to reach them. And Kalamah Box lifters will need to be purchased and people trained to operate them. For some reason I cannot stomach a mental image of one of these moving a cargo of breakable stuff. Maybe it is from what I have seen at the piers years ago. What we CAN do is build a intermodal yard, establish a local Chassis operation and transload the boxes from train to truck and take it to the walmart.
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