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<p>Regarding railcar shops and some repair products only (not rail, ties, etc)</p><p> Most manufacturing facilities do not have capabilities to ship via rail. Rail takes longer to load, is terrible to schedule, usually takes longer to arrive, takes longer to unload and often, weight wise is not as cheap as truck. i.e. you max out the floor space and not the weight. Product does not stack to take advantage of the weight cability of rail.<br /> </p><p> A lot IS moved via rail, but it is in containers and you wouldn't know it (Gunderson Portland from the eastern US for one).</p><p>Trinity hauls or contracts most of theirs either with their own flatbed fleet or contract. ARI cotracts via Box van or flat, Union Tank - the same, National Steel car - the same. </p><p>Lots of side frames and bolsters come in from overseas and are either delivered direect in the container or off loaded and flatbed shipped. </p><p> </p><p>CN - for one likes to move their material via their own rail, but has found it impractical in many ways.</p><p>Some stuff from Columbus Ohio area actually has to truck to Chicago or Detroit depending on rail line. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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