Cheap efficient trucking is the most often cited cause of the decline of cargo rail transit in the United States, but after studying cargo rail, I believe that trucking is only a piece of the puzzle. 1/n
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
https://www.amazon.com/Railroader-Unfiltered-Controversy-Four-Time-Harrison/dp/1989025048 … This is a good read for how railroads are changing in modern times.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
Reading it now! I was interested why margins improved so much since the '90s. A guy in the trade chat suggested this book.
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I'm going to guess that the author says "precision railroading" and consolidation but the real answer is just consolidation.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
Another one I think is true: They aren't building more rail but demand creeps up with population growth.
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Replying to @orrdavid
Missed that one. New rail building seems impossible these days.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @orrdavid
Was on a long flight and got through about 50% and then gave up. I read through all the CN stuff and he was just joining CP. The book never gets into the mechanics of anything. It never explains precision railroading or really anything related to operational efficiency.pic.twitter.com/cKGALaCC7W
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When I saw this boolshit conversation I was out. FedEx has hubs in Canada. There's no fucking way the package would go through us customs to Memphis then back to Canada for a 7 mile journey. Harrison would've definitely known that. After I saw that, u put it down.
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