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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by greyhounds [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by MP173 Greyhound, that story of the Iowa trucker was great. Does the CN still run intermodal over that route to Iowa? ed [/quote] I think a 3rd party intermodal company that aggregated these opportunities to get the attention of CN and others could make a good buck. But I have no idea how to start sutch an enterprise. [/quote] I will tell you this: It would only be worth the hassle if the railroad already has some freight opportunities that currently go begging. That's one reason a few of these 3rd party outfits have worked in the PNW. There's alot of empty containers heading west, so if you can fill 'em up with something that's already going that direction, so much the better. You still have to lobby the railroad until you're blue in the face, and it gets frustrating because the benefit is so obvious to anyone with any business sense. I'll put it this way: If the grocery stores did business like the remaining Class I's, they'd only be selling the high margin products like cigarettes and beer, and the idea of selling the lower margin essentials like baby formula and toilet paper would be rejected by management as "not worth our while". There's an obvious reason for this.........
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