by johnpbarlow
Here's what NS/PAS intermodal competitor is doing at Worcester (per Worcester Telegram article of 8/18/18):
http://www.telegram.com/news/20180818/t ... eavy-lifts
Highlights:
- Three trains arrive at the terminal each day
- "We ship to 13 different destinations from here,” Ms. Oppedisano said, adding, “We go as far south as Winter Haven, Florida, as far west as Louisville, Cincinnati and the Ohio River Valley, and as far north as the New York and New Jersey ports
- The terminal averages 3,300 lifts a week.
- UPS is one of the terminal’s biggest customers, Ms. Oppedisano said. “We service the three major UPS facilities in this area: Worcester, Shrewsbury and the Chelmsford yard.”
- UPS freight doubles from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day, she said, the industry’s peak season. During those months, the yard is open 24/7.
And the ultimate competitive issue for NS/PAS:
http://www.telegram.com/news/20180818/t ... eavy-lifts
Highlights:
- Three trains arrive at the terminal each day
- "We ship to 13 different destinations from here,” Ms. Oppedisano said, adding, “We go as far south as Winter Haven, Florida, as far west as Louisville, Cincinnati and the Ohio River Valley, and as far north as the New York and New Jersey ports
- The terminal averages 3,300 lifts a week.
- UPS is one of the terminal’s biggest customers, Ms. Oppedisano said. “We service the three major UPS facilities in this area: Worcester, Shrewsbury and the Chelmsford yard.”
- UPS freight doubles from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day, she said, the industry’s peak season. During those months, the yard is open 24/7.
And the ultimate competitive issue for NS/PAS:
The Worcester terminal in 2013 opened a double-stack route on the CSX rail line that runs over the New York state line. The company had to increase vertical clearances at more than 30 locations between Worcester and New York. “Before that, every double-stacked train that was headed for the New England market had to stop in Syracuse, and you had to take one container off each rail car,” said Maurice O’Connell, CSX’s vice president for government affairs. “That added probably 18 hours onto the total commute, and ultimately made us less competitive with trucking.”I think PAS double stack filleting process at Mechanicville is closer to 6 hours?
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