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Why do railroads run intermodal so fast?
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Gabe: <br /> <br />What if the real difference between one month and 4 hours vs one month and 11 hours is an arrival time of 6 AM for the former vs 1 PM for the latter? Makes a big difference if the former allows stock to be placed on shelves while the latter makes you wait one day. In this case, the difference of 7 hours turns into a difference of 24 hours. <br /> <br />In reality, except for the short haul lanes, the 20 mph max speed difference in your original example tends to translate into days, not just hours, for the longer haul corridors. Statistically speaking, the more expediently you get on down the road will lessen the likelyhood of delays such as crews going dead before the next crew change, having to go in the hole for UPS-TOFC, etc. <br /> <br />It was stated best when it was stated, "Why does everything else have to move so slow?".
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