Ed Workman Wrote:
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> On the face of it 'precision RRing' seems a
> benefit to shortlines.
> Those are typically more responsive to customer
> needs, If shortlines can count on precision
> connections with the big RRs, the customer can
> win, thus also the shortline.
> A shortline that busts its butt to provide service
> only to have the cars sit at the interchange for
> day gets little credit.

One of the tenants of "Precision Railroading" is to focus on moving less marginally profitable carloads and cut routes, train crews ,locomotives and cars. In the big picture this will hurt shortlines. If the rate of return providing interchange to a shortline is marginally profitable service could diminish to the point it put's the shoreline out of business. In the end that would be the desired effect of the big RR"s.