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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Port%20Congestion <br /> <br />A little-known fact: The West Coast container ports operate essentially on bankers' hours. And the railroads have to manage to meet the "9 to 5/Mon.-Fri" peaks. One implication (simply as one example): BNSF's Cascade tunnel "capacity constraint" led to reopenening Stampede Pass. But the "constaint" wasn't absolute train count. Rather, it was train count during the peak port hours. Imagine the costs if the PRB mines loaded only 40 hours a week.
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