by dedm30junk
They went out there with loaded cars and brought back the emptys thats been there for 6 weeks.
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train2 wrote:Now the downside is the customer gets use to not having the RR be an important part of the business plan.Well, if the customer is now figuring in the use of the rolling stock as transport and storage (so they don't need to add their own storage improvements such as silos and tanks, which raise the value of their business property), then they ARE having the RR be an important part of their business plan.
train2 wrote:I don't read this board often, but today I was looking for some info and I ran across this post to which I can add some information:The exceptions being ABOX, FBOX, RBOX, TBOX and any **ZX traffic (and the ZX stuff is pricey). I'm sure there are a couple more, but those are the most common
As an FYI: if a customer uses private rail cars, those ending in X on the reporting marks there is not a penalty for cars sitting. (RR owned cars yes) Then movement of the car is directed by the owner or the shipper and sometimes it is simply a agreement between the car owner and the customer. Some customers use the cars as storage in place an unload when needed. This happens a lot.
T2