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How to double capacity of U.S. railroads (without even building a single mile of new track)
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by dehusman</i> <br /><br />Other than possibly Amtrak, I would say that 300+ mile crew districts are certainly no the norm. A closer figure would be 200-250 miles for and interdivisional run. <br />Dave H. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Dave, <br /> <br />For the record, it is 248 miles by rail from Tacoma to Pasco. If 200-250 is the norm for crew districts, then BNSF's record of needing two crew districts over the Stampede line would suggest underperformance. I will acknowledge that Stampede has 2.2% grades and more curvature than other PNW lines.
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