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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by beaulieu One thing I brought up but nobody took up other than looking at the link I posted is what is happening in Europe. So far only the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland are very far down the Open Access road among Mainland European Countries, Britain is completely Open but is isolated by France which is just barely OA. One early trend is a noticeable increase in relatively high-speed Intermodal operating faster than trucks, typically 75 mph or 87 mph. speeds, with 100 mph. being looked at. The Swiss are planning for 160 kph. (100mph) Intermodal trains operating through the new Gotthard Tunnel when it opens. Another trend is that most large industrial companies conduct all their transportation through International Logistics companies which arrange for rail, truck, riverine, and air transportation as necessary. Some of the big companies in this field are Stinnes, Kuehn and Nagle, ABX, Vos, and an American Company Penske Logistics. Another trend in Europe is the revitalization of the "Freight Village" concept, typified in the US by Logistics Park Chicago on the site of the old Joliet****nal. Each city would have a Logistics Hub built around an Intermodal Center and if appropriate a port facility with lots of warehousing and trasnsportation alternatives, and also with dedicated access to Freeways. [/quote] The speed increase is something I have argued for in the U.S. rail system. It may be that under an OE system in the U.S. certain lines would have to gravitate to a higher speed system or be forever irrelavent. The lines with the best grades would probably stay as HAL lines, while the lines with more grades would be the ones to go higher speed with lighter axle loads and more superelevation. Sustained speeds in the low 100 mph range can be sufficient to overcome trucker's current speed advantage dock to dock.
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