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BNSF borrows my idea! (but will they pay me a consultant's fee?)
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by jeaton</i> <br /><br />Original idea? <br /> <br />In 1969 the Illinois Central, in cooperation with the T&E unoins, conducted a demonstration project to haul short trains from branch line country elevators to one of the first high volume grain storage/transloading facilities designed for out bound unit train operations. The unions agreed to the use of reduced crews for the demonstration, but ultimately did not go along with a permanent arrangement. <br /> <br />It sure isn't very much of a conceptual leap to go from the 1969 experiment to the plan being discussed here. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Some significant differences. The IC idea was all IC trains. This new idea involves possibly allowing the shortline to access the Class I rails to the mega terminal. <br /> <br />
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