False. Rail can be part of a well designed freight distribution system on almost any level. Have you missed the TOFC service, container service, and other intermodal types that are part of the new wave of rail use? Have you missed the express service offered by almost every railroad in the states? Did you realize that many railroads are experiencing a growth cycle unheard of in industry for over a decade? If everything from UPS packages to bulk commodities to pbuttengers can be moved by rail, the only limit is how many trains will fit on each route.
False. Lines were closed because rail networks were triple and quadruple redundant in some places. In others, businesses closed or moved. When trucking was deregulated in the 70's, railroads were strangled by the continued regulation from the government. Since then, the regulation has been removed, and rail usage is increasing at a rate beyond that which was expected.
I have no idea what you are talking about in those countries. I'm speaking about rail use in the States, not Europe. Whether or not railheads were closed has nothing to do with the efficiency of rail transport compared to highway transport. Thus, your question is irrelevant, since it is not a cause of rail efficiency, nor a detracter thereof.
Freight from Butte to Rochester is easily done. If you require a rate, I suggest you contact BNSF or Union Pacific in the Butte area, and Norfolk Southern or CSX Corporation in the Rochester area.
Built like a Mercedes 3644Another failure to understand on your part. Its not a matter of opinion, the numbers are what they are, you have none, and I've given plenty. Average human weighs in...
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Built like a Mercedes 3642False. Rail can be part of a well designed freight distribution system on almost any level. Have you missed the TOFC service, container service...
