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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Kevin C. Smith</i> <br /> <br />Short haul traffic? Great! That's supposed to be the hardest to get away from the trucks, I thought. [/quote] <br /> <br />If it's in the form of multiple carsets, shorthaul railroading can easily beat the truckers. It's only carload stuff that can't compete in the shorthaul. That's why shorthaul grain shuttles make sense, your rates are usually only competing with truck rates at $0.06 to $0.10 per ton/mile, not barges or other railroads at $0.02 per ton/mile. Railroads can more often than not garner more profits with shorthaul shuttles than long haul shuttles.
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