this is 300 locomotives in 'storage' near Benson, Az. 3 mile long string of parked locos. I guess this is the RR "boneyard" like at Davis-Monthon AFB just a few miles away...?. Once these are back in service, I'll believe things are getting back to 'normal'. Good to see an uptick in use tho
Friend of mine drives from the Phoenix area southwest to Yuma 3 or 4 times a year.
He made the trip last month and said he couldn’t believe the number of railcars he saw. Said he’d never seen that many.
Yep, just like factory capacity utilization - when assets are underutilized companies won’t be investing, expanding, or hiring more people.
Looks like coal loadings are still down a bit but I suppose they don’t turn around on a dime. Time will tell.
Bttt.
5.56mm
Long petroleum trains pass through my little city every day.
New Roads, Louisiana.
The author misses the use of intermodal rail cars: they come off of container ships, with IMPORTED GOODS in them if they are inbound from the coasts. If they are outbound toward the coasts, they are EXPORTS.
We want exports, do not want an increase in imports.
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railroads in the chicago area are offering hiring bonuses ranging from 10k to 15k depending on skill specialty ... diesel technicians get the biggest bump
Nice catch. Thanks.
President Trump said in a July 3rd speech, that ‘if a pipeline gets damaged, there goes the oil, but not coal ...’.
Would it be advantageous for the nation, as a matter of national defense, (and a preclusion of discussed EMP), to have a small fleet of coal-fired locomotives?