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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal So, a US railroad company craps out on capacity enhancement for a US production facility? Is anyone really suprised? In the meantime, UP is spending how much to further upgrade it's import intermodal corridor? I suspect that if it had been an Asian company that had proposed this plant (all other items being equal), UP would be falling all over itself to provide the necessary track improvements. And yes, ethanol is a complete waste of resources. Yet the same would probably be happening if the proposal had been for a new coal fired power plant. [/quote] Everybody always seems to think the RR has an obligation to connect them to rail. Ethanol requires rail as it cannot move by pipeline. Sounds like these guys just figured they could lever UP into spending the cash on upgrading their spur. I'm amazed that these folks didn't factor the cost of the spur into their calculations. I'm actually sure that they did. They were merely hoping that they could get either the UP or localities to pay for it. Look at how Toyota got the State of Texas to pay for a long spur to bring rail to their new truck plant near Austin. They'll just have to find a better location and try bringing the RR into it this time. I wonder if there is a switching contractor or small short line opportunity in all this... Too far away for me to chase it, but perhaps there are those in the midwest with the time and inclination... LC
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