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Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach
Author: pdxrailtransit
Date: 01-12-2015 - 14:54
ex-BN Wrote:
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> Other than crew costs where are the efficiencies
> of longer trains? This PR piece spends almost the
> entire time comparing the 12,000 foot train to
> trucks. At one point it was stated that is saves
> locomotives and the environment. Again, how does
> a 12k train with 7 locomotives save over two
> shorter trains? I would think terminal
> difficulties of building these trains and yarding
> them would dig into any crew savings. And how
> about the 12,000' walk when the DP on the rear
> quits and needs attention? Oh wait, that never
> happens.
>
> I don't really care how long a train they run in
> California but I thought the video was a lot of
> "lite FM" and really just a slick PR ad.
Actually the rationale is mentioned, crew starts.
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> Other than crew costs where are the efficiencies
> of longer trains? This PR piece spends almost the
> entire time comparing the 12,000 foot train to
> trucks. At one point it was stated that is saves
> locomotives and the environment. Again, how does
> a 12k train with 7 locomotives save over two
> shorter trains? I would think terminal
> difficulties of building these trains and yarding
> them would dig into any crew savings. And how
> about the 12,000' walk when the DP on the rear
> quits and needs attention? Oh wait, that never
> happens.
>
> I don't really care how long a train they run in
> California but I thought the video was a lot of
> "lite FM" and really just a slick PR ad.
Actually the rationale is mentioned, crew starts.
