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Re: What Caused the Demise of Bayshore Yard
Author: stash
Date: 05-21-2015 - 21:42
Canning? MDO, IIRC, stated the railroad was making nothing on this "transit" freight.
Espee99 Wrote:
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> With Tesla being a good example of the movement of
> manufacturing and wharehousing to NV, my
> understanding that the virtual overnight demise of
> canning in the Bay Area also had a lot to do with
> it since the manufactures of the cans were along
> 3rd street in SF and the canneries were located in
> the East Bay. IIRC (MDO article on TO) stated
> that SP was running 100 car trains to service that
> industry between SF and OAK.
Espee99 Wrote:
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> With Tesla being a good example of the movement of
> manufacturing and wharehousing to NV, my
> understanding that the virtual overnight demise of
> canning in the Bay Area also had a lot to do with
> it since the manufactures of the cans were along
> 3rd street in SF and the canneries were located in
> the East Bay. IIRC (MDO article on TO) stated
> that SP was running 100 car trains to service that
> industry between SF and OAK.
