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To: Eric in the Ozarks

So a 50,000 BPD delivery would require about 5,000 dedicated rail car fleet?


29 posted on 01/09/2013 12:37:02 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

With a continuous movement like this one, the RR tend to improve switching, etc., so it might not take a full 5,000 cars. I’d bet it would take all of 4,000 though...


30 posted on 01/09/2013 12:48:02 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (In the game of life, there are no betting limits)
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To: thackney; Eric in the Ozarks; woodbutcher1963
The participants in this move are well heeled and very efficient at what they do.

This represents a single line haul on a very direct 286,000 lb. capacity route - no interchanges, no classification yards. It mimics ethanol moves which have been on-going for several years.

The Albany terminal is immediately adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Kenwood Yard; track and storage capacity are virtually unlimited and the unloading facilities are in place.

You could expect the dedication of 29,000 gallon cars to this move, so allowing for a 14 day turn would require, what, maybe 1,000 cars?

46 posted on 01/10/2013 9:30:06 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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