Oops, guess it wasn't the last post! Just the last one i read before i started getting tickled. This is the one that made me laugh. Sorry for being a forum newb.
Hope and change. Change and hope. Yes we can't.
Slow economy? What are you talking about Brickman? According to 'Bam... we are pulling out of the "recession" as the unemployment drops... and hundreds of thousands of jobs have been "saved" and/or "created" by the federal gov't bailout/stimulus and wonderful new "green" jobs! I heard you truckers really dig that new government subsidized bio-diesel. Keeps those trucks runnin' great when those temps dip below zero I understand. I know. You just been spending too much time in your truck and haven't heard the good news yet.
Yessah...soon we bees in high cotton!![/quote]
Railroad Train Carrying Only Truck Trailers?
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Won't say too much about CRE except they really aren't much competition for us. If you want on-time service, you choose us. If you want cheap, iffy service, you choose CRE. -
Don't need reefers on flats when you have reefer boxcars... But I don't see many reefer boxes anymore.
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The only place I see them is at Railex in Schenectady...
Most places want JIT service, and refridgerated foods don't do well in cars sitting in RR yards for a couple of days in 100-degree heat. -
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I guess I was correct about the railroads getting subsidized by our tax dollars? I wonder where my federal dollars are?
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Conrail was one deal. I think CSX & Norfolk Southern took over most of that. We have AMTRAK going through TX. But they have stupid times schedule. Was going to send girlfriend and daughter to San Anton for a little vacation a few years back Left FTW about 7 at night and got there about 2 am. No shuttle or taxi service. Screw that. And return train left out at about 8am. So you lose one to two days for a 4-5 hour car drive. Can get on SW Airlines cheaper and about 12 different times to choose from. Dumb RR.
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Yeah it was conrail. NS took it over. The problem with passenger rail these days is they get held up by slow freight traffic. Trains that are restricted to 45-50mph. Last I read CSX won't give Amtrak any kind of priority on their lines and it makes for delays in the hours range. Anymore I see rail travel as more of just an experience than a convenient way to travel. However I would like to ride Amtrak across the country one day. Too bad it can't be done full circle... I can't remember at what point, but they eventually stick you on a bus to complete the route. If I remember right last time I checked it was around $1,000 for the trip with a roomette. Would like to do it with a private room but it was about $1600.
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