Reading about a new railroad that just began construction in Russia and it got me thinking about freight traffic in tons vs freight traffic in trains:http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/construction-of-northern-latitudinal-railway-to-start-in-2019.html …
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What if this railway had been built in a heavily populated part of Russia instead of in the frozen north? With adequate signals and good scheduling, 5 daily freight trains shouldn't pose any serious obstacle to frequent passenger service.
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This lesson must be taken to heart in the USA as well, where there's a lot of friction between freight railways and passenger interests--you don't need to be each other's enemies; both of you benefit from expanded and modernized infrastructure!
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It is really important in rail to differentiate weight, speed, and length requirements of freight trains. A 100 unit inter-modal screaming from one end of the division to the other is different from a 100 unit coal drag.
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Makes sense; I wish there were an easy way for me to look up the sorts of freight carried in Massachusetts over the last year--how many trains, their compositions, etc
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