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A few years ago, Transloading Centers (TC) seemed to be a hot issue. A "team track" for the 21st Century. Regionals, shortlines, and even a Class 1 or two got into the TC idea. Basically, a TC would be built, often able to unload numerous commodities from railcars and "transload" into trucks for finally delivery to a customer. This would include "landlocked" customers--those who did not have direct rail service, or those who did not receive the service desired from the railroad which they had direct access. For instance, if railroad "A" did not give adequate service, railroad "B" might approach a customer and say ship it to the TC we serve--while it will not go directly to your dock on a railcar, we can get it to you sooner if you truck it from the TC. Coil steel, corn syrup, printing paper, and lumber were some of the commodities brokered by TC's, often a subsidiary of the railroad itself, or subcontracted by the railroad. I haven't heard a lot about TC's in the last couple of years, perhaps due to a shortage of truckers, and the escalating cost of fuel which has driven many independent truckers out of the business--furthering the trucker shortage. Just my thoughts. SRVfan
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