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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by gabe</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by futuremodal</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by gabe</i> <br /><br /> <br />From my experience of being stuck behind a trucker (ad nausium-sp?-) on the highway, I believe that vehicles driving at different speeds will use up capacity more quickly than vehicles driving at different speeds. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Gabe, correct me if I am mistaken, but I think what you meant to say is "...vehicles driving at different speeds will use up capacity more quickly than vehicles driving at <i>the same </i>speed." <br /> <br />On your other points, it does beg (for me anyway) the question of whether it would be more valuable to increase the hp/ton ratios for drag freights up to the hp/ton ratios of TOFC's and other fast freights. My view is that it all should move at the same relative speed. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Dan, yes, that was a misstatement on my part. <br /> <br />As far as other points, I was not aware that I made one? I noted that the issues there are interesting, but I certainly don't know whether the capacity reduction caused by different speeds are offset by the maximization of resources. That is way out of my league. <br /> <br />Gabe <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Gary, glad you caught that typo!
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