Plans for ethanol plant on hold.

[jakebud]

I am so proud of the UP for doing that, although their reasons might be suspect!

Ethanol is crap, and I will never run it in my vehicles. THe MPG takes a huge dump with that swill in the tanks. And the thought that is saves oil is smoke and mirrors at best. There have been more than a few studies showing ethanol to be a net energy loser.

SPIKE

[mudchicken]

(1) I see this all the time. UP is well within it's bounds.

(2) Shame on ethanol plant boosters for being so stupid. (Agri-dummies!)....probably never even thought there would be contractual responsibities and terms in the contract that would curl their toenails.

(3) Jamie hit the nail/spike on the head. Wouldn't be surprised at all that the industry just expected the railroad to show up with cars, was not going to be responsible (ever) for track maintenance and would howl every time a wheel hit the ground.

(4) And then there are the issues with the under track pits, clearances and rube-goldberg wacky assumptions in these plants that the agri-dummies come up with that stop railroads from serving the plants for fear of killing a switchman.[:(!][:(!][:(!]

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Not being able to access the entire story, I can't say too much for certain. Since this is an outbound shipper, UP MAY be willing to upgrade the spur if the shipper is amenable to a surcharge on its rates to cover the costs of any upgrade. If, as was suggested above, UP does not own the spur, expecting UP to upgrade it out of its own pocket is hardly reasonable.

[jchnhtfd]

QUOTE: Originally posted by TomDiehl

Who owns the rail spur that needs the upgrade?

and who is going to pay for the upgrade?

[TomDiehl]

Who owns the rail spur that needs the upgrade?

[Anonymous]

Way to go STUPID UP!
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