Re: VDOT Says Needs Vary Along I-81


"Mike Tantillo" <mjtantillo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Arif Khokar wrote:
>> Scott M. Kozel wrote:
>>
>> > Arif Khokar <akhokar1234@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >>A better idea would be to force truckers to load their cargo onto the
>> >>freight trains at the TN border and turn back to their point of origin.
>>
>> > The best idea is to let the freight industry decide what mode(s) to
>> > utilize, to provide the most efficient and effective shipments.
>>
>> A very efficient method for shipping is to have trucks drive from the
>> loading dock to the train station. Then cargo is loaded onto the trains
>> and transported to the destination city. The local trucks are loaded
>> with the cargo and then drive to the destination loading dock.
>>
>
> But will it get there just as fast as if the driver drove it all the
> way himself? I mean, I think of all the times I take trains from point
> A to point B (being from NY, I've done it quite often), and its almost
> always faster to drive, unless the roads are horribly congested. I-81
> is a PITA to drive, but isn't horribly congested.
>
> With today's economy relying on "just in time deliveries", the train
> just won't cut it in many cases. Granted, some stuff is better to ship
> by rail, like stuff that has a high weight to price ratio, like coal.
>

You don't see coal moving by truck, for example.


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